More than 10,000 people float the Lower John Day River each year from Clarno to Cottonwood, drawn by its exciting rapids, meandering bends and thriving fishery, which includes wild steelhead, salmon and bull trout. In addition, the Lower John Day River canyons provide habitat for an abundance of wildlife including mule deer, elk, big horn…
Conservation Resource Alliance and the Boardman Dams Implementation Team (IT) recently celebrated the reopening and rebirth of 2.5 miles of the Boardman River as project partners, stakeholders and supporters gathered at the former Brown Bridge Dam site. The message was one of goodwill and collaboration as so many partners and community members deserve credit for…
New York State recently purchase thousands of acres of former paper company lands from the Nature Conservancy and now must classify nearly 40,000 acres of lands and waters to determine how they will be managed and used as part of the public Adirondack Forest Preserve. The state Adirondack Park Agency and the Governor must choose…
Earlier this year, The Wilderness Land Trust was awarded a grant for their Castle Crags Wilderness Acquisition Campaign, to permanently protect and transfer to public ownership the 1,257 acres of private land currently blocking direct public access from I-5 to the climbing and backpacking within the 12,232-acre Castle Crags Wilderness Area. While we were…
Take Action and ask President Obama to designate the Boulder-White Clouds as a national monument! The Boulder-White Clouds are Idaho at its best-stunning beauty, clear water and rich wildlife habitat. For decades, Idahoans have worked to conserve these mountains and strike a balance between protection, access and responsible use. That vision should move forward and our…
In the Northeast, the current hotspot in the battle to keep public lands from being exploited for natural gas production is 7,000 acres comprising the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest (H-C SF). About 24 miles south of Rochester, NY, the H-C SF is one of the most valuable and unique public properties in New York. The area…
We supported Western River Conservancy's campaign for the permanent protection of 2.5 miles along the Yampa River at the entrance of Cross Mountain Canyon. This protection creates a sanctuary for fish and wildlife while opening new public access to tens of thousands of acres of surrounding public land. To learn more, click here….
This just in from Earthworks! We are thrilled to announce that the Interior Department has approved mineral withdrawals for the Wild and Scenic Chetco and Illinois Rivers in southwest Oregon. On Thursday, July 24, the Interior Department signed the 5-year mineral withdrawal for the Wild and Scenic Chetco River, providing interim protection for almost…
In Seattle, we recently welcomed over 60 volunteers from 11 member companies to West Duwamish Park for a day affectionately dubbed as "restoration bootcamp". The goal before us was to build trails including turnpike and switchback sections, as well as remove invasive blackberry with project leadership from Forterra, the Nature Consortium and Green Seattle Partnership. The West Duwamish Greenbelt…
This just in from Save Our Canyons! You've done it! SkiLink seems to be done for the foreseeable future as many members of the Utah Delegation have indicated the Wasatch Summit planning effort needs to play out, looking holistically at our Wasatch Mountains. You've contacted your officials, put up yard signs, been increasingly persistent, informed…
