Where exactly does big oil money go? In some cases, it's destined for positive causes, like with the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The idea behind this fund was simple: take some of the wealth from offshore drilling and reinvest it in conservation and recreation. Seems like a simple and smart idea doesn't it?…
The work at Conservation Alliance wouldn't be possible without all of our outdoor industry brand members. But a lot of them aren't only involved with Conservation Alliance; many of our member brands are committed to a diverse variety of environmental causes. Every Thursday we'll be featuring a cross-post from one of our member companies…
Looking for the perfect swag to takeaway from this summer's Outdoor Retailer? Well, we've got a fabulous lineup of awesome gear, and you'll support the Alliance to boot! Check it out…
To get wild in the outdoors, we all know, we've got to take action to keep it wild! So at this summer's Outdoor Retailer, we're dedicating one entire day to just that. Keep It Wild Day! Pick up your action passport at the Conservation Alliance breakfast on Wednesday, August 4th and then make…
The Washington Climbers Coalition is one step closer to protecting what is arguably the state's best climbing crag. Proposed granite quarrying last year threatened the Lower Town Wall rallying climbers from all over the country to save it. The Conservation Alliance supported this acquisition with a $15,000 grant in April, 2010. From the Access Fund:…
The work at Conservation Alliance wouldn't be possible without all of our outdoor industry brand members. But a lot of them aren't only involved with Conservation Alliance; many of our member brands are committed to a diverse variety of environmental causes. Every Thursday we'll be featuring a cross-post from one of our member companies…
Called "the best of the new generation of American historians", Douglas Brinkley is an award-winning author, professor of history at Rice University and a renowned historian. He is also the Alliance's featured guest speaker at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the August 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Brinkley's most recent book, Wilderness Warrior, details…
iLCP photographer Neil Osborne at Little Redfish Lake near Stanley, Idaho. © Emily Nuchols From Save Our Wild Salmon: Sometimes you've got to get on the ground. Get dirty, muddy and immerse yourself in a story… That's exactly what International League of Conservation Photographers' photographer Neil Osborne did to tell the story of Snake River…
The work at Conservation Alliance wouldn't be possible without all of our outdoor industry brand members. But a lot of them aren't only involved with Conservation Alliance; many of our member brands are committed to a diverse variety of environmental causes. Every Thursday we'll be featuring a cross-post from one of our member companies…
We've been closely tracking what's happening up in the Flathead Valley in Southeastern British Columbia, where in February, a ban was placed on mining and energy development. But that ban was only part of protecting this wild and beautiful section of North America. Conservation Alliance grantee Sierra Club of British Columbia has been working…
