BILL MCKIBBEN TO SPEAK AT CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BREAKFAST

The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the August 2008 Outdoor Retailer Show will feature guest speaker Bill McKibben, a revered author whose work spans the topics of global warming, alternative energy, and sustainable economies. The breakfast, which is open to the public, is Saturday, August  9, 7:00-9:00 AM at The Marriott in Salt Lake City. McKibben…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE GRANTEE PROTECTS WAPACK WILDERNESS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

A Conservation Alliance grantee, the Northeast Wilderness Trust, has successfully protected the Wapack Wilderness in New Hampshire. The 1,200-acre area contains more than a mile of the Wapack Trail, the headwaters of the Millers River, and sweeping forest views. The Conservation Alliance supported the Wapack Wilderness Campaign with a $30,000 grant in 2006. Northeast Wilderness…

DR. JOHN FRANCIS TO SPEAK AT CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BREAKFAST

The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Show will feature guest speaker Dr. John Francis, an inspiring speaker and renowned expert on oil spill prevention. Dr. Francis is known the world over as the Planetwalker. In 1971, he witnessed an oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The effects of the spill compelled Francis…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE ADDS STAFF

  Responding to the demands of a growing membership, The Conservation Alliance has added a second full-time staff position. Krissy Moehl started in early November as the Alliance’s new Program Associate. She will focus her time on communications, marketing, and membership services. Moehl has worked in marketing positions in the outdoor industry for more than…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE MEMBERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR COLORADO WILDERNESS

 A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about the importance of securing new Wilderness designations in Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere in Colorado. Representatives from Chaco, GoLite, Outdoor Industry Association, and The Conservation Alliance spent two days in meetings with 14 Congressional offices to…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE AWARDS $400,000 IN GRANTS TO 17 ORGANIZATIONS

The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $400,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s final disbursal of funding for 2007, and represent the largest single funding round in the organization’s history. The Alliance has invested $800,000 in conservation projects in 2007, and this round brings total…