Oregon Natural Desert Association spearheaded this campaign to protect the 8,600-acrea Spring Basin Wilderness. The area lies adjacent to a nine-mile stretch of the Wild and Scenic John Day River, and is borders on three sides by a 30,000-acre holding managed by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs for wildlife and recreation.
Oregon Wild led the effort to secure Wilderness protection for 128,000 acres of public land on the flanks of Oregon’s iconic Mount Hood. This effort also protects 80 miles of streams in the Mount Hood National Forest.
Working closely with a coalition of hunters and anglers, Oregon Wild played an important role in securing Wilderness protection for 13,700 acres of old-growth forest surrounding the headwaters of the Elk River on Oregon’s Southern coast.
The Murtha Ranch Acquisition Campaign will achieve permanent protection for 16,000 acres of riparian and shrub-steppe habitat along 16 miles of the lower John Day River in Oregon.
The Idaho Statesman — the paper of record for the state's largest city — just published an upbeat editorial that offers a vision of hope for salmon recovery in the Columbia/Snake river systems of Idaho and Oregon. It's a good read, and shows how new leadership in Washington, with a commitment to salmon, new energy…
Congress will not vote this year on a package of legislation that includes more than 15 provisions to protect Wilderness and wild rivers on public lands in the US. Conservation Alliance grantees worked hard to build public support to protect places including Mount Hood in Oregon, Idaho's Owyhee Canyonlands, California's White Mountains, and rivers in…
Tuesday's election was historic on many levels. Aside from the obvious – our first African American President, a record voter turnout – in the quieter corners of the election results lie some great news for conservation in the US. The Conservation Alliance has invested heavily in grassroots efforts to build support at the local…
I have to say transitioning from the walls of the Grand Canyon to the walls of the capital is no easy task. In fact my head was spinning a bit as I left a 15 day Grand Canyon trip, made the quick 12 hour drive back to California and hopped on a plane heading…
By a vote of the group's 160 member companies, The Conservation Alliance made donations to 17 grassroots conservation organizations. Click here for a full list of the grants. "The Conservation Alliance wraps up our largest year of funding by supporting another great collection of conservation projects," said John Sterling, Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance….
Two weeks ago, we posted information about an historic opportunity to protect three million acres of public land, and 1000 miles of rivers in the US. To recap: the Senate is considering a large package of roughly 150 separate bills that would designate new Wilderness areas in Oregon, California, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia,…
The US Senate is likely to vote on a package of public lands legislation the week of September 22 that would permanently protect 3 million acres of public land and 1000 miles of rivers throughout the US. The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2008 (S.3213) contains more dozens of bipartisan provisions, including Wilderness…
Conservation Alliance Executive Director John Sterling testified on September 11 before a Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives in support of legislation that would protect the tributary streams of the Lower Rogue River in Oregon under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Oregon Treasures Act of 2008, introduced by Oregon Congressman Peter…
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of the Congress about the importance of a proposal to protect more than 2 million acres of public land and more than 1000 miles of rivers. Representatives from The North Face, Osprey, The Forest Group, and The Conservation Alliance spent…
Rod Bien, owner of Pandora's Backpack, a retail store in Bend, OR, and Conservation Alliance member company, joined other business leaders in Bend to talk about the economic benefits of Wilderness designation for the Badlands. The Badlands is a 30,000-acre wildland near Bend that Alliance grantee Oregon Natural Desert Association is working to protect. Nice…
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of the US Senate about the importance of a proposal to protect more than 2 million acres of public land and nearly 1000 miles of rivers. Representatives from KEEN, Cloudveil, Outdoor Industry Association, and The Conservation Alliance spent two days…
The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $450,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s first disbursal of funding for 2008, and represent the largest single funding round in the organization’s history. This round brings total giving to $6.5 million since the organization’s founding in 1989 By…
Central Oregon LandWatch engages the community in effective land use planning and enforces land use and environmental laws and codes. The Metolius Campaign received funding to protect the Metolius River from the negative impacts of large-scale destination resort development.
Winter Wildlands Alliance promotes and protects winter wildlands and quality human-powered snowsports experience on public lands. Our grant will help the Quiet Recreation Campaigns in Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon to protect winter ecosystems and quality human-powered winter recreation in Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.
Conservation Alliance funding helped WaterWatch lead the effort to remove the Elk Creek Diverson, an obsolete dam on the iconic Rogue River in Oregon. Elk Creek is the first of four dams on the Rogue that WaterWatch plans to see removed. Once removed, the Rogue will provide better habitat for salmon and steelhead, and improved…
Oregon Natural Desert Association works to protect, defend, and restore the health of Oregon’s native deserts. Our grant supports the group’s Badlands Wilderness Campaign to secure Wilderness designation for 30,000 acres of desert wildlands in Central Oregon.
