Take Action Tuesday: Friends of Nevada Wilderness Partners with KEEN Footwear to Clean Up Mt. Charleston

       Photo: Mark Vollmer Conservation Alliance Grantee, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, is teaming up with the Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member, KEEN, and the Zappos Family to give picnic and camping areas in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness a makeover. The Mt Charleston Wilderness is located in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada. Over 100 volunteers will…

CLIF Bar and Winter Wildlands Alliance Partner Up To Strengthen The Voices of Backcountry Skiers and Snowshoers

For the last five years, the partnership between Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA) and CLIF Bar has been strengthening the voices of backcountry skiers, snowshoers and others who enjoy quiet winter recreation.  This partnership goes above and beyond; providing in-kind product for partners and events, cash sponsorship of outreach activities and awareness raising through joint marketing…

Take Action: Speak Out to Defend Canadian Wild Places

           Photo: Joe Riis The Conservation Alliance funds organizations working to protect threatened wild places throughout North American.  In Canada, there are many such places.  The Conservation Alliance has contributed more than $900,000 to Canadian organizations working to protect these places. Our ability to fund Canadian organizations including Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Rivers Without…

Outstanding Partnership Stories: FootZone Bend makes a big difference in their local community through support of Oregon Natural Desert Association and Deschutes Land Trust

         Photo: Tyler Roemer No matter the size of a company, all The Conservation Alliance members have equal benefits, equal voting rights, and the equal opportunity to make a difference. Conservation Alliance member, FootZone Bend, is a small, independently owned business in Bend, Oregon.  FootZone Bend is a local fixture in the Central Oregon outdoor…

Conrad Anker Summits Everest with NatGeo / The North Face Team

        Photo: Andy Bardon Earlier this month we wrote about Conservation Alliance board member and The North Face icon Conrad Anker's preparation for his third summit of Mt. Everest.  As the weather improved and the summit attempt date drew closer, it was exciting to follow Conrad and his team, online, courtesy of The North Face…

Protect the Peace

       Photo: Juri Peepre Take a minute – Protect the Peace! With one simple action, you can make your voice hear in support of Conservation Alliance Grantee, Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) – and make difference! British Columbia Hydro is proposing the construction of an $8 billion dam and reservoir – know as Site C –…

Outstanding Partnership Stories: American Whitewater And KEEN, Inc. Join Forces To Make A Difference In Our Landscape

Photo: Kent Vertress, AW Volunteer American Whitewater, Conservation Alliance grantee and nation-wide advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers, is doing great work. Their efforts have lead to securing flow protections for iconic Colorado rivers, blocking the Flaming Gorge Pipeline Project on the Green River (WY/UT/CO), and dam removals including the Dillsboro Dam…

Tattoo Design Contest – WE NEED YOU

WE NEED YOU and your creative genius to design a temporary tattoo for The Conservation Alliance.  If your design is selected as the winner, it will be "tattooed" onto the arms of hundreds of people at the Summer Outdoor Retailer tradeshow this August.  And, you will win a Prize Package from Conservation Alliance member companies….

Outstanding Partnership Awards Announcement

Photo: CLIF Bar and Winter Wildlands Alliance – Glory Peak on Teton Pass in Wyoming We are proud to announce that KEEN, Inc. and FootZone of Bend are the winners of our first annual Outstanding Partnership Awards. We asked our grantees to tell us stories about great partnerships they have with our members, and how these initiatives…