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         Photo: Tyler Roemer No matter the size of a company, all The Conservation Alliance members have equal benefits, equal voting rights, and the equal opportunity to make a difference. Conservation Alliance member, FootZone Bend, is a small, independently owned business in Bend, Oregon.  FootZone Bend is a local fixture in the Central Oregon outdoor…

        Photo: Andy Bardon Earlier this month we wrote about Conservation Alliance board member and The North Face icon Conrad Anker's preparation for his third summit of Mt. Everest.  As the weather improved and the summit attempt date drew closer, it was exciting to follow Conrad and his team, online, courtesy of The North Face…

       Photo: Juri Peepre Take a minute – Protect the Peace! With one simple action, you can make your voice hear in support of Conservation Alliance Grantee, Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) – and make difference! British Columbia Hydro is proposing the construction of an $8 billion dam and reservoir – know as Site C –…

Photo: Kent Vertress, AW Volunteer American Whitewater, Conservation Alliance grantee and nation-wide advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers, is doing great work. Their efforts have lead to securing flow protections for iconic Colorado rivers, blocking the Flaming Gorge Pipeline Project on the Green River (WY/UT/CO), and dam removals including the Dillsboro Dam…

WE NEED YOU and your creative genius to design a temporary tattoo for The Conservation Alliance.  If your design is selected as the winner, it will be "tattooed" onto the arms of hundreds of people at the Summer Outdoor Retailer tradeshow this August.  And, you will win a Prize Package from Conservation Alliance member companies….

Photo: CLIF Bar and Winter Wildlands Alliance – Glory Peak on Teton Pass in Wyoming We are proud to announce that KEEN, Inc. and FootZone of Bend are the winners of our first annual Outstanding Partnership Awards. We asked our grantees to tell us stories about great partnerships they have with our members, and how these initiatives…

 Photo: James Kaiser courtesy of O.A.R.S. Conservation Alliance grantee American Rivers today released its annual America's Most Endangered Rivers report.The report lists the 10 most endangered rivers in the US, and explains why these waterways are in peril. Topping this year's list is the Potomac, which flows through our nation’s capital. The Potomac earned the…

Photo: Andy Bardon As we reported a few weeks ago, Conservation Alliance board member and North Face icon Conrad Anker (above left) is in Nepal preparing for his third attemp at the summit of Mt. Everest. He summited the mountain in 1999 and 2007. The two-month expedition seeks to repeat the historic climb of the…

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is pushing a lawsuit agains the federal government that seeks to give Utah counties control over 25,000 miles of so-called roads that traverse most of Utah's Wilderness-quality federal land. According to Conservation Alliance grantee Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance: "The vast majority of these routes have never been established or maintained, and…

The Bay Area Backyard Collective brought together more than 60 volunteers for a day of invasive plant removal with the guidance of our partners at Marin County Parks.  Volunteers from Marmot, CamelBak, Clif Bar, REI and and The North Face hiked a steep incline to reach four areas for Himalayan Blackberry, Barbed Goat Grass and Pioneer Fennel removal in the Terra Linda Sleepy Hollow Preserve….