Roody Rasmussen, President of Petzl America, a long-time Conservation Alliance member, wrote an eloquent piece in the Ogden, Utah Standard Examiner asking that Utah's members of Congress recognize the economic value of protected public lands as they deliberate over how to manage lands in their state. In the article, Rasmussen references a letter that…
Right now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking YOUR input on a plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that, for the first time, could recommend Wilderness protection for the Coastal Plain – the Refuge's biological epicenter that has been in Big Oil's sights for decades. A Wilderness recommendation would protect this unparalleled…
Conservation Alliance Member Company, Osprey Packs, led the charge for the Boulder Backyard Collective! Here is an excerpt from the Osprey blog……………. It's always a fantastic feeling to donate a little sweat equity to give back to the places we play in and the 2011 Backyard Collective was no exception. Backyard Collective's were started back…
The Conservation Alliance hosted its third annual Boulder Backyard Collective in Colorado on Friday, August 26th. In partnership with the Colorado Mountain Club, Eldorado Canyon State Park, and Conservation Alliance member companies, the Backyard Collective volunteers worked tirelessly on trail maintenance and habitat restoration in Eldorado Canyon State Park. More than 100 volunteers came…
What Southern Utah Wilderness Association is sharing with the rest of Utah…. Wilderness, who are you protecting if for?
The scene at the conservation and the economy round table discussion at Eastern Mountain Sports in Portsmouth, NH. Will Manzer, President and CEO of Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member, Eastern Mountain Sports, is passionate about outdoor recreation and knows the outdoor industry. "Going outside to play is big business and in this economy, we…
Friday, August 19th was a beautiful day in Portland, Oregon. And the 250 volunteers from Conservation Alliance member companies KEEN, Columbia Sportswear, Icebreaker, Merrell, Horny Toad, REI, and Egan & Associates took advantage of one of the summer's nicest days! Pulling ivy, rebuilding trails and demolishing a decommissioned foot-bridge in Forest Park and Sellwood…
Conservation Alliance Grantee, The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, together with New Hampshire State Parks, held their seventh annual "Monadnock Trail Week". This event was initiated in 2005 to restore the most heavily-used trails on the mountain where the Forest Society owns 4,119 acres. "This year's event was a great success," said Forest Society…
"Heaven isn't a place you have to die to get to, you just need a good pair of hiking boots." -Shelton Johnson An excerpt from James Mills and The Joy Trip Project For those of us who spend a great deal of time outdoors it’s hard to believe that there are many of those…
