Three of the original "Old Goats" who had a vision, built trails and made skiing the Bolton backcountry possible. Pictured left to right Olga Vrana, and Clem and Sylvia Holden. Photo: Alexandria Bombach. In the spring of 2012, The Conservation Alliance first funded the Vermont Land Trust's Bolton Valley Conservation Campaign; to permanently protect the…
Last week we partnered with Ventura Hillsides Conservancy, Deckers Outdoors, Horny Toad, REI, Patagonia and Vapur to kick off the 2013 Backyard Collective in Ventura, California. The Backyard Collective brings together member company teams for a day of volunteer action in their own backyard. For this event, we truly were in Patagonia's backyard, making improvements to the Ventura River Parkway area and preparing…
We are pleased to announce the results of The Conservation Alliance Winter 2013 Funding Cycle. We have awarded $750,000 to the 20 organizations listed below. We plan to contribute $1.5 million in 2013. Many great conservation opportunities lie ahead, and we are excited to be able to support these important initiatives. Please check out the…
Photo: Conservation Lands Foundation The Conservation Alliance applauds President Obama for designating five new National Monuments today. The monuments are Rio Grande del Norte in New Mexico; the First State National Monument in Delaware; the Harriet Tubman National Monument in Maryland; the Charles Young National Monument in Ohio; and the San Juan Islands National Monument off…
Photo: Greg Freyberg Last week, The Conservation Alliance made a trip to our Nation's Capitol; with a delegation made up of member company representatives from around the country, including Conservation Alliance Ambassador, Greg Freyberg, from Ruff Wear. Greg was asked to join us on this trip because of his outstanding commitment and involvement to The…
Photo: Greg Freyberg This week, The Conservation Alliance made a trip to our Nation's Capital; with a delegation made up of member company representatives from around the country. The trip was educational, informative, and productive. We were able to meet with a number of members of Congress; sharing with them the economic benefits of protected…
Photo: Jim Rose In 2012, The Conservation Alliance funded Tuleyome's Berryessa Snow Mountain Conservation Campaign; to secure permanent protection for the public lands in the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a National Conservation Area or National Monument. On Thursday, March 7th, Representative Mike Thompson re-introduced the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act with co-sponsors…
We are thrilled that President Obama has nominated REI CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Interior Secretary. When confirmed by the Senate, Sally will oversee the department of the Interior which manages all Park Service, BLM, and US Fish and Wildlife Service lands, totaling 507 million acres or 20 percent of the US land…
The Conservation Alliance today released Grand Canyon, the fourth video in the worthWILD series. The film tells the story of the Grand Canyon Trust's successful effort to convince the Interior Department to impose a 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims on one million acres of land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. The ban provides…
Photo: Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center On Friday, February 15th, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 in the U.S. Senate; legislation that would greatly improve public lands protection throughout the state of Oregon. The Oregon Treasures bill includes enhanced protection of the John Day, Chetco, Molalla, and Rogue Rivers –…
