The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources passed the San Juan Wilderness Act last week soon will pop up for a full House vote — protecting almost 62,000 acres in portions of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests in Southwest Colorado. From the Durango Herald News: The bill, introduced by Rep. John…
Warm weather and a bit of sunshine greeted ConservationNEXT volunteers as they began to arrive at Mt. Baker Park for the 2nd Annual Backyard Collective. Cascade Land Conservancy, Green Seattle Project and ConservationNEXT put together a full morning of work and more than 80 volunteers from Patagonia, Stanley, a brand of PMI, Outdoor Research, Nikwax,…
The Boulder White Cloud Mountains of central Idaho are one step closer to receiving the designation of Wilderness. On Wednesday, June 16th, the Obama administration endorsed a Senate bill (S. 3294) proposing 333,000 acres of land to be designated Wilderness, the nation's highest level of protection for a landscape Backed by the Idaho Conservation League,…
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) introduced the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2010 that would designate six different areas totaling 19,556 acres as wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest. From the Chattanoogan: “I grew up hiking in the mountains of East Tennessee and know firsthand that these beautiful landscapes should…
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We’re hoping that you get out and play this weekend and appreciate some of your favorite wild places. We wanted to give a special shout out to some of our member companies who are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend by taking part in Mountainfilm in Telluride. Currently in its 32nd year,…
With the catastrophic oil spill still wreaking havoc in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama announced today that he would suspend drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska until at least 2011. Congratulations to our grantee Alaska Wilderness League for this victory! Take a moment to thank President Obama for this reprieve…
The third Backyard Collective of the season brought more than 30 volunteers from San Diego based member companies Eagle Creek, Ocean Minded and STM Bags out of the office and onto the trails. Partnering with the Escondido Creek Conservancy, based out of Escondido, California, the San Diego Backyard Collective focused on a trail building project…
It's not often that timber and conservation groups agree here in Oregon, but yesterday a major timber industry group announced that they support a proposed wilderness expansion along one of the state's signature rivers. From the Associated Press: Conservation groups hoping to expand the wilderness area along Oregon's most popular whitewater run announced Monday that…
Slow down for animals! Wildlife in Colorado just got a little extra protection thanks to the passage of HB 1238, a bill designed to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife on state highways in Colorado. Alliance grantee Western Environmental Law Center was instrumental in passing the bill. By increasing the ability of wildlife to…
Save Wild Salmon from Epicocity Project on Vimeo. From Osprey Packs: The Obama administration is poised to make a decision this week that could change the fate of endangered species in this country. On May 20, the Administration will release a federal salmon plan that will do one of two things for endangered wildlife: protect…
