Restoring protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is important to a majority of Americans. We want to take solace in the fact that there exists at least one significant place where we didn’t let greed destroy the wild. Where wildlife roams free and man is but a visitor. It is about much more to the Gwich’in.
Participating Member Companies: Brooks Running, Cascade Designs, MSR, Therm-a-rest, Filson, Grayl, Nuun, Nikwax, Outdoor Research, Perpetual Motion NW, REI, Yukon Trading Company
On July 7th Senator Jon Tester of Montana reintroduced the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, a bi-partisan, Montana-made bill that will protect the headwaters of the storied Blackfoot River. For over a decade, longtime Conservation Alliance grantee, Montana Wilderness Association (MWA), has been working with a diverse coalition of stakeholders to secure protections for this landscape.
Participating Member Companies: Arc’teryx, Helly Hansen, MEC, SAXX Underwear, SOLE and YETI.
We are excited to welcome Conor McElyea (Mac-Lee-Aye) to The Conservation Alliance staff.
Fifty-two Conservation Alliance member companies from across the United States and Canada joined us a letter to Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, urging him to uphold the National Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule). The letter was sent to the Secretary and his team at the United States Department of Agriculture as attempts to dismantle the Roadless Rule heat up.
HR 1146 – the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act – was introduced in February of 2019 by Congressman Huffman (CA-2) and today it has the support of 179 cosponsors from 34 states! Best news? It is moving quickly through the legislative process.
50 Years of Fighting for Wildness: Wilderness, Friends, and a Few Grizzlies
We’re excited to add four projects to the list of places Conservation Alliance funding has helped protect.
Conservation Alliance grantees funded in 2018 reported seven conservation victories, permanently protecting 1,346,331 acres, 379 river miles and one climbing area.
