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…
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…
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…
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…
Join the Conservation Alliance, Filson and the Oregon Natural Desert Association to learn more about wilderness along the John Day River, and how we can protect this prized jewel of the Oregon high desert. When: 7p.m. on April 5 Where: Filson Portland, 526 NW 13th Ave in the Pearl District RSVP: devon@onda.org Hope to see…
In one afternoon, more than 100 volunteers at last Friday's Backyard Collective in Ventura removed nearly 4 tons of trash from Ventura River and beach — resulting in a dumpster full of waste that would have otherwise polluted the waters of hte Ventura River and the Pacific Ocean. From Santa Barbara's KEYT Television: You may…
Over the weekend,Conservation Alliance co-founder and Patagonia's founder Yvon Chouinard, appeared on an American Express commercial for their members project with Takepart.com. "We're part of nature, and as we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves," Yvon said in the video. The dam that's featured is the Matilija Dam, an outdated monstrosity that sits 18 miles upstream…
Next Friday, March 19, volunteers from local outdoor recreation businesses in Ventura, Calif. will get their hands dirty in an effort to clean-up the Ventura River and Surfers Point Beach. This event will kick off the 2010 Backyard Collective season! Organized by ConservationNEXT (a program of The Conservation Alliance) with help from the Santa…
