Photo: Scott Smith The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an appeal challenging a federal rule that bars development on 50 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, including Utah. The justices said Monday they will leave in place a federal appeals court decision that upheld the so called roadless rule that took…
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 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…
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…
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…
Photo: Florian Schulz It’s been an amazing fight. And, thanks to the efforts of Alaska Wilderness League and many others, oil companies have abandoned drilling for oil in America’s Arctic Ocean – at least until next year. Shell Oil announced, Monday, that it is drastically scaling back its oil drilling operation this year in…
Today, September 14th, is World Wide Recess Day! Bring Recess Back and take 10 minutes (or more) out of your day to get ouside and play! Need some hints for quick and easy RECESS IDEAS? Disc Golf, Hopscotch, Four-Square…….. Have fun and #take10!
Photo: Jerry and Marcy Monkman In April, The Conservation Alliance awarded The Trust for Public Land a grant for their work on the Campaign to Create the Barre Town Forest, a community forest in Vermont's Washington County. This campaign will completely transform a degraded industrial site into a vibrant natural landscape that will be…
Friendly faces from Mountain Equipment Co-Op, Arc’teryx, Icebreaker and Innate arrived at Heywood Park by foot, bike, carpool and public transportation for our first Canadian Backyard Collective on Wednesday, August 29th. There they were met with coffee, Clif bars and smiles from the Canadian Parks & Wilderness BC, (CPAWS BC) staff and team members. It…
The Conservation Alliance has just released Badlands, the first video of the worthWILD series, telling the story of a successful partnership between Conservation Alliance grantee, Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA), and Conservation Alliance member FootZone Bend. This documentary video shows how the independently-owned, Bend, Oregon shoe store, the FootZone, has made a big difference…
