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 –…
On Tuesday, The North Face launched Clothes The Loop, a new program debuting in select TNF retail stores this month. The Clothes the Loop program gives consumers an easy way to recycle used clothing and footwear to help keep these items out of the landfill, recycle them into new product, and protect our precious natural…
Photo: Richard Kahn Today, the Department of the Interior issued a Record of Decision that formally adopts a new Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve). Located on Alaska's North Slope and almost 22 million acres in size, the Reserve is our country's largest single unit of public land. The final plan appropriately…
Photo: Peter Mather The Peel River Watershed, located in Canada's Yukon Territory, is considered one of the world's most precious natural treasures. Ten times the size of Banff National Park and seven times as large as Yellowstone National Park, the area is prime grizzly bear, caribou, moose and Dolly Varden trout habitat. The Conservation Alliance…
Being good to one another and to the planet is at the core of Osprey Packs’ mission. Osprey Packs works hard to lessen their impact on the planet and to trend lightly. Osprey has been a member of The Conservation Alliance since 2005, taken numerous trips to Washington DC to speak with elected officials about…
