Hope on a Global Scale
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The Condit Dam on the White Salmon River will come down on October 26th
Year of the River: Episode 2 from Andy Maser on Vimeo. The restoration of Washington's White Salmon River begins on October 26, when a hole will be blasted at the base of Condit Dam. Removing the outdated 125-foot tall dam will restore the health of the river and habitat for salmon and steelhead. It will…
Summer 2011 Funding Cycle Grant Announcement
We are pleased to announce the results of The Conservation Alliance Summer 2011 Funding Cycle. We have awarded $550,000 to the 18 organizations listed below. This year, The Conservation Alliance will contribute more than $1 million to organizations working to permantely protect wild places. Please check out the full summary of the Summer 2011 Funding Cycle by…
Bend Backyard Collective Moves Forest Restoration Forward
Almost 50 volunteers joined us in the Metolius Preserve for the Bend Backyard Collective on Thursday, September, 29th. Employees from Ruff Wear, Inc., GearTribe, REI, Stanley, a brand of PMI, and QuickFeat International spent the morning lending a hand with forest restoration to help meet the Land Trust's long-term goal of restoring old-growth ponderosa pine…
ONDA Receives Volunteer Award
We are proud to announce that Conservation Alliance Grantee, Oregon Natural Desert Association, has been named a regional winner in the Outstanding Volunteer Program category for the 2011 Governor's Volunteer Awards. This award recognizes ONDA's Wilderness Stewardship Program for their dedication, commitment and determination in promoting and supporting volunteerism throughout Oregon with the purpose of…
Bill Introduced to Expand San Juan Mountain Wilderness
Photo: Jonathan Richter On September 27, Mark Udall announced that he has introduced a bill to preserve some of the state's most iconic public lands in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act would designate 33,000 acres as wilderness – mostly as expansions of the existing Lizard Head…
On a divisive dam, a snippy bit of graffiti
Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times / September 19, 2011 A picture says a thousand words. In this case, tens of thousands of words. "Tear the thing down already." This is a dam that should be removed. Built in 1947, the 200-foot Matilija Dam, near Ojai, California, was flawed from the onset; depriving beaches 17 miles…
Senator Barbara Boxer introduces the Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Act of 2011
On Monday, September 19th, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer introduced the Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Act of 2011, which would expand two existing wilderness areas in northern San Diego County. The bill is a Senate companion to legislation introduced in January and in the last Congress by Repersenative Darrell Issa. Senator Boxer sees both…
Backyard Collective travels to the East Coast
More than 100 volunteers from Eastern Mountain Sports, Briggs & Riley Travelware, EarthTec, NEMO Equipment, Jetboil, and Polartec came out to support the East Coast Backyard Collective. This great group of volunteers partnered with several local environmental organizations and spread out through the Monadnock region of New Hampshire to work on a variety of…
World’s biggest dam removal begins this week
Year of the River: Episode 1 from Andy Maser on Vimeo. The biggest dam removal project in history begins this Saturday on Washington's Elwha River. American Rivers, the national leader in restoring rivers through dam removal, applauded the effort which will revitalize salmon runs and deliver significant cultural, economic, and recreation benefits to the Lower…