Take Action Tuesday: The Boardman – A River Reborn

Brown Bridge Pond After Dam Removal Brown Bridge Pond Before Dam Removal We funded Conservation Resource Alliance's Boardman River Dams Project to remove three dams and restore 15 river miles resulting in a free flowing and reborn Boardman River, benefiting the fishery, the community and the efforts of other communities to remove similar dams. Returning…

Favorites on Friday: Many Voices Working Together to Protect Wildlands In Montana

Swan Range, Proposed Addtion to the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Photo: Zack Porter Conservation Alliance grantee, Montana Wilderness Association, is working to protect nearly a million acres of Montana's wildest backcountry through the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.  Jack Rich is one of many voices – including conservationists, recreationalists, outfitters, business owners, forest managers, and others…

Take Action Tuesday: Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act Introduced

Photo: Hermosa Creek, Wilderness Support Center On Thursday, April 25, The Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act was introduced by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), with Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) as cosponsor; and by Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO3) in the House.  This was a great day for conservation and strategic community involvement.  This achievement was made possible…

Favorites on Friday: Conservation Alliance Bay Area Tour

Each Spring, we Conservation Alliance staffers visit member companies to make presentations to employees about our work, and to update them on good news from the previous year. I just returned from a week in the San Francisco Bay Area where I visited Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, CamelBak, Marmot, Clif Bar, and Juniper Ridge….

The Conservation Alliance Announces 2013 Outstanding Partnership Awards

Photo: Megan Baker Mountain Equipment Co-Op, Outdoor Gear Exchange, and Patagonia have been selected as the winners of The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership Award for 2013. The award recognizes member companies who go above and beyond in building relationships with Conservation Alliance grantees. All Conservation Alliance grantees from the past two years were invited to nominate member companies…

Colorado River Named #1 Most Endangered River In The Nation

  For more than two decades American Rivers has released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. American Rivers released the 2013 list today, and the river at the top—the most endangered river in the nation—is the mighty Colorado.   The Colorado River is a lifeline in the desert, its water sustaining tens of…

Favorites on Friday: Sally Jewell Gets the Job

Guest Post by Tom Flynn, Outdoor Alliance On Wednesday,  Sally Jewell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of the Interior. After all the speculation and the grueling confirmation hearing, it ended with more of a whimper than a bang. Wedged in between continuous speeches about gun control, Senators Wyden and Murkowski…

Take Action Tuesday: Protect Alaska’s White Mountains

White Mountains Recreation Area Photo: Pete Dronker Conservation Alliance Grantee, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, is working to secure permanent protection for Arctic wildlands north of Fairbanks spanning the White Mountains National Recreation Area and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, especially White-Crazy Mountains Wilderness Study Area.   The White Mountains National Recreation Area is used by…