Photo: Kent Vertrees, AW Volunteer FERC Dismisses Preliminary Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline In September, 2011, Wyco Power and Water, Inc., filed a preliminary permit application to study the feasibility of developing the Regional Watershed Supply Project. This project would include seven hydropower projects and 501-mile water pipeline that would run from the Flaming…
John Sterling on the Owyhee River, Oregon During the last week of January, Conservation Alliance Executive Director, John Sterling, spent a few days in Washington, DC, attending conference designed to provide funders with insights into the political landscape, and the prospects for conservation success in 2012. After returning home and reflecting on the experience…
We have great stories. Stories of conservation success, stories of hard work that need grassroots support, stories of outdoor industry companies standing up for our wild places. More people need to hear these stories and we need your help. February kicks off the Be Inspired, Take Action Facebook Campaign! Each month, a Conservation Alliance member company will…
Right now, the Senate is considering legislation that would resurrect the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. President Obama rejected this toxic disaster-in-the-making last month, and now Big Oil's representatives in Congress are trying to force its approval. It looks like a deal might be coming together in the next 24 hours. We have a…
In 2011, The Conservation Alliance funded the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, in support of their unspOILed Initiative. The goal of the unspOILed campaign is to defeat the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline and tanker proposal, keeping coastal British Columbia, including the Great Bear Rainforest, unspoiled. Raincoast is teaming up with many partners to protect the…
At Outdoor Retailer in just a few days, Conservation Alliance member companies raised more than $40,000 to protect wild places! Here are just a few of the highlights… The Conservation Alliance Breakfast “My connection to the environment is something very emotional; it comes from the heart for me especially now that I have become a…
In January 2008, The Conservation Alliance launched the Legacy Fund Campaign, a campaign to raise a $3.5-million endowment, earnings from which will cover the majority of our operating expenses. The Legacy Fund will ensure permanence for The Conservation Alliance, and allow us to maintain our commitment to contribute 100 percent of our members' dues…
Check out our new PAPERLESS Annual Report for a summary of the great year we had in 2011. In 2011, we contributed more than $1 million to conservation organizations, and our grantees delivered nine important conservation victories. Read all about it! Click the link below to view, download and share The Conservation Alliance 2011 Annual…
It's that time again! Outdoor Retailer is just days away, so make sure to mark you calendars for some great Conservation Alliance events and promotions! We're excited to welcome photographer Florian Schulz as he transports us To the Arctic through breathtaking photos, and grab your hockey stick, we're revving up for the best ever Canadian…
