Roan Plateau, East Fork Canyon In 2008, the Conservation Alliance funded The Campaign to Save Roan Plateau and their efforts to secure lasting protection for the Roan Plateau's spectacular, undeveloped public lands. For the past four years, The Campaign to Save Roan Plateau, along with other Conservation Alliance grantees including Rocky Mountain Wild and…
Trail Maintenance Workshop with REI and AMC Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and Recreational Equipment, Inc (REI) have been working together since 1987. This long lasting partnership is due in large part to their complementary missions. AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of mountains, forests, waters and trails of the Appalachian region, while REI…
Photo: Mark Vollmer Conservation Alliance Grantee, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, is teaming up with the Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member, KEEN, and the Zappos Family to give picnic and camping areas in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness a makeover. The Mt Charleston Wilderness is located in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada. Over 100 volunteers will…
For the last five years, the partnership between Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA) and CLIF Bar has been strengthening the voices of backcountry skiers, snowshoers and others who enjoy quiet winter recreation. This partnership goes above and beyond; providing in-kind product for partners and events, cash sponsorship of outreach activities and awareness raising through joint marketing…
Photo: Joe Riis The Conservation Alliance funds organizations working to protect threatened wild places throughout North American. In Canada, there are many such places. The Conservation Alliance has contributed more than $900,000 to Canadian organizations working to protect these places. Our ability to fund Canadian organizations including Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Rivers Without…
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….
