Montana Wilderness Bill Introduced

Conservation Alliance grantee Montana Wilderness Association reports that Senator John Tester introduced legislation on Friday that will protect nearly 700,000 acres of public land in Montana. The proposal would protect special wild areas in three parts of the state, and comes as the result of a stakeholder process that included conservation groups and the timber industry.  Click…

Portland Backyard Collective: Trail Work in Forest Park

On Friday, July 10 employees from six Portland area Conservation Alliance member companies joined together for a day of trail restoration in Portland's Forest Park.  The work of nearly 50 volunteers from KEEN, REI, Columbia, Lizard Lounge, Horny Toad, Nau created significant results for the Forest Park Conservancy, our host organization.  In addition to these participating…

Way to go, Krissy!!!

photo: Justin Bastien  Conservation Alliance Program Associate Krissy Moehl placed 2nd among women and 13th overall in the Western States 100 Endurance Race in California last weekend. She's pictured here with her mom just after crossing the finish line with a time of 19 hours, 26 minutes, 2 seconds. For those of you not in…

ANOTHER VICTORY: Oregon’s Metolius Basin Protected

Conservation Alliance grantee Central Oregon LandWatch has succeeded in its campaign to secure a protective designation for the 500,000-acre Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon. The new protections halts two proposed destination resort developments, and ensures a permanent ban on such developments in the future. LandWatch won these protections when the Oregon legislature passed a…

Alliance Board, Staff Visit the Arctic

A group of Conservation Alliance board and staff members visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge last week, exploring a spectacular Wilderness that is threatened by proposed oil and gas development. The group — including board members Adam Forest, Sally McCoy, and Steve Barker, and staffer John Sterling — floated the Canning River from the Brooks…

ConservationNEXT Needs Your Vote

Hi Everyone,  I have been nominated for The North Face's Eco-Champion Award and have the opportunity to give $15,000 to a non-profit of my choice. As a founding member of ConservationNEXT I hope to award this amazing group with this money but I need your help. Please follow the link below and vote! You can…

ANOTHER VICTORY: 7 Million Acres in Canada Protected

Conservation Alliance grantee Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) announced final success yesterday in its campaign to expand the boundaries of Nahanni National Park Reserve in Canada's Northwest Territories. Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced that the park's boundaries would be expanded by 7 million acres, the size of Vancouver Island. The Conservation Alliance twice…

Proposed Closure of California State Parks

The Governor of California is proposing to eliminate the general fund support of State Parks. This will have a devastating effect on California State Parks. It is anticipated that well over 200 parks will close after this summer if their proposal is put into effect – 80% of our great State Park systems. The closure…

Seattle Backyard Collective: Fun in the Sun!

  When the sun shines in Seattle it is one of the most beautiful places on earth.  Last Friday ConservationNEXT pulled together the third in a series of four Northwest Backyard Collectives on a beautiful, sunny Seattle day.  Nearly 100 volunteers met in West Seattle's Lincoln Park for a full day of park restoration.  The crews from…

Obama Makes Important Move to Protect Roadless Areas

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack — who has jurisdiction over the management of National Forests — announced an interim rule today aimed at protecting inventoried roadless areas until the Obama Administration can develop a long-term policy for these wild forests. The rule, which expires in one year, requires that Vilsack sign off on any road construction…