Take Action to Stop Pebble Mine!

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency took a big step toward the protection of Bristol Bay from the permitting of the 54-square-mile open-pit Pebble Mine.  Now it’s your turn to take action! Help Conservation Alliance grantee Trout Unlimited gain support from Federal Representatives and Senators by clicking on the link below and sending a letter…

EPA takes first step toward protecting Bristol Bay

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that they would conduct a scientific assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed, the location of the proposed Pebble Mine.  Conservation Alliance grantee Trout Unlimited, along with federally-recognized Bristol Bay tribes and local business owners, have been working to prevent Pebble Mine, which could destroy 40,000 square miles of…

Peter Metcalf Named Entrepreneur of the Year

    Congratulations to Peter Metcalf, CEO, president and co-founder of Black Diamond Equipment, for being named the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year!  Peter is a long-time member of The Conservation Alliance, a passionate outdoorsman and has been defender of our most wild places for the entirety of his career.    Here the whole story…

Conservation Alliance board member Ted Manning says a lot in just 7 minutes.

Ted Manning, Conservation Alliance Board Member and Executive Vice President at Eastern Mountain Sports, recently spoke at the 2011 New Hampshire Environmental Policy Breakfast.  In seven short minutes, Ted presents the importance of responsibility and environmental conservation from both a personal point of view and from a corporate stand point.   Click play on the video…

California’s Elkhorn Ridge declared Wilderness

On Thursday, January 13th, the US Bureau of Land Management announced the designation of more than 11,000 acres of wilderness in Northern California.  The Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Area was classified as potential wilderness in 2006 under the Northern California Costal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act; a victory protecting 275,000 acres of Wilderness and celebrated by Conservation…

EPA vetoes Spruce Mine permit!

West Virginia is celebrating!  The largest single mountaintop removal mining permit in the US, Spruce No.1 Mine, was vetoed by the US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, January 13th.  Conservation Alliance grantee, Appalachian Voices, has been instrumental in protecting the 2,300 acres and six miles of headwater streams surrounding the proposed Spruce No.1 Mine. EPA…