Utah Congressman Jim Matheson announced plans to protect more than 26,000 acres of land in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City. Matheson made the announcement at the offices of Conservation Alliance member Black Diamond Equipement (see photo above.) "This is the first major Wasatch Front watershed protection legislation in Utah since the Wilderness Act…
More than 70 employees from Conservation Alliance member companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area converged on the Presidio for the Second Annual Bay Area Backyard Collective. The group task…WEEDING and that they did. Overall the group removed 76 bags of invasive plant species or the equivalent of 4 full pick up trucks…
Thru-hiker and Patagonia employee Adam Bradley is putting his talents to work on an unusual project: He has teamed up with the Nevada Wilderness Project (NWP) to hike the 501-mile route of a renewable energy line in eastern Nevada. Called the Southwest Intertie Project–or SWIP line–it will run between Jerome County, Idaho and just north…
Think globally, act locally. That's what our friends at Canada Goose did last week. The company organized an Earth Day bake sale that raised $250 for The Conservation Alliance. W'ell put those funds to good use. Thanks, Canada Goose, for thinking of us on Earth Day! Our Point Goose Kevin Spreekmeester made lemon bars.
We at The Conservation Alliance are THRILLED to announce that our guest speaker at the Summer 2010 Conservation Alliance Breakfast is historian Douglas Brinkley. Brinkley is one of our most renowned historians, and a prolific writer. He's written or edited books about notable people ranging from Teddy Roosevelt and Rosa Parks to Ronald Reagan and Hunter S….
Longtime Conservation Alliance member Eastern Mountain Sports will hold its annual Spring Club Day Event on April 23-24. The sale is open to members of local outdoor clubs, troops, and nonprofit organizations who will receive 25 percent off all EMS Brand products, and receive great deals on your favorite brands. We are honored that EMS…
A delegation of representatives from Conservation Alliance member companies spent several days in Washington DC meeting with Congressional offices about the importance of protecting Wilderness areas in California. The group also spent a day meeting with key offices urging stronger funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The group, pictured above with Representative Mary…
Photo © Matt Leidecker This week, Conservation Alliance member company Mountain Khakis and grantee Save Our Wild Salmon kicked off the "We Love The Snake River!" photo contest. So why the Snake River? From the Save Our Wild Salmon blog: Our favorite? We love the rugged Snake River. Its headwaters begin in the wildlands of…
The Conservation Alliance and member company Filson co-hosted an event at the Filson retail store in Portland to raise awareness about the campaign to protect 18,000 acres of Wilderness along the Wild and Scenic John Day River in Oregon. Senator Ron Wyden, pictured above with Alliance Executive Director John Sterling, has introduced legislation to protect…
This week, the Conservation Alliance granted $400,000 to 15 organizations. With the strong support of our member companies, we are looking forward to a year of more conservation victories! Protecting mountains in Appalachia from mountaintop removal, to saving a climbing wall in Washington for future generations, and working to remove four dams on the Lower…
