Chimney Rock Protected as a National Monument

On September 21st, President Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate Chimney Rock as the United State's 103rd National Monument.  The Chimney Rock National Monument, a 5,000 acre archaeological site located in the San Juan National Forest of Southwest Colorado, is now permanently protected.   In addition to protecting Chimney Rock for future generations, the…

Backyard Collective Bend: a beautiful day of river restoration

Brilliant sunshine greeted volunteers at Riverbend Park last Tuesday in Bend. Volunteers from Ruffwear, REI, Quick Feat International, Oregon Natural Desert Association and Central Oregon Landwatch arrived ready for a day of riparian stewardship lead by our partner, Kolleen Yake, Education Director at Upper Deschutes Watershed Council.    Earlier that morning, 700 locally propagated native plants including cottonwood, water birch, woods' rose, dogwood and…

Patagonia Footwear and Onlineshoes.com Partner for Advocate Week in Support of The Conservation Alliance

Patagonia Footwear and Onlineshoes.com are partnering to raise awareness and funds for The Conservation Alliance during Advocate Weeks; October 9th -22nd. During Advocate Weeks, OnlineShoes will highlight some of our grantees on their blog and Patagonia will donate $10 to TCA for every Patagonia shoe sold on OnlineShoes.com. Visit Onlineshoes.com by clicking here. 

{worthWILD} Our Rivers

{worthWILD} OUR RIVERS from Conservation Alliance on Vimeo. The Conservation Alliance has just released Our Rivers, the second video in the worthWILD series, telling the story of a successful partnership between Conservation Alliance grantee American Whitewater and Conservation Alliance member, Portland-based outdoor footwear brand, KEEN, in their efforts to save rivers nationwide. This documentary shows…

Favorites on Friday: New Hampshire receives a big, Backyard Collective hug

More than 100 volunteers from Eastern Mountain Sports, NEMO Equipment, Polartec, Vibram and ECCO came together for a variety of stewardship projects across the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire last Tuesday.  This year’s Northeast Backyard Collective also marked a special celebration for our hosts at Eastern Mountain Sports as they celebrated their 45th anniversary. Beth…

Summer 2012 Grant Announcement: $700,000 to 19 Organizations

Summer Grant Announcement! The Conservation Alliance Contributes $700,000 to 19 Organizations We are pleased to announce the results of The Conservation Alliance Summer 2012 Funding Cycle.  We have awarded $700,000 to the 19 organizations listed below.  This brings our 2012 total grant distribution to $1.3 million.  Many great conservation opportunities lie ahead, and we're please to…

WILDERNESS = JOBS

  At the Summer OR Show, The Conservation Alliance held a "Post Card Signing" Campaign.  We encouraged you to staple your business card to two postcards, one to be delivered to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the other House Speaker John Boehner.  The message was clear – WILDERNESS = JOBS: To:          Senate Majority Leader…

Favorites on Friday: New York – New Jersey Trail Conference

In April of 2012, The Conservation Alliance awarded the New York – Jersey Trail Conference $35,000 toward their efforts to purchase and transfer land to the State of New York State resulting, in the elimination of the remaining unprotected gaps in the Southern Gunks Greenway. In just six months, we have already seen great results…