Gareth Martins, Kate Ketschek Elected to Three-Year Terms Bend, Ore., June 16, 2011 – The Conservation Alliance membership elected Gareth Martins, Director of Marketing at Osprey Packs, and Kate Ketschek, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for NEMO Equipment to new three-year terms on the Alliance board of directors. Martins was re-elected after serving a…
Responding to the demands of a growing membership, The Conservation Alliance has added a second full-time staff position. Krissy Moehl started in early November as the Alliance’s new Program Associate. She will focus her time on communications, marketing, and membership services. Moehl has worked in marketing positions in the outdoor industry for more than…
The Conservation Alliance has already had an exciting start to the year. Last month, we released our five year strategic plan, which outlines our organizational goals and how we’re building on decades of experience to achieve them. As the TCA business network continues to grow and expand into new industries. We’re excited to explore innovative…
2021 was another transformative year at The Conservation Alliance. We experienced record growth in our business membership and awarded $2.2 million in funding.
In 2021, Conservation Alliance funding and advocacy helped 13 projects cross the finish line, resulting in permanent protection for 291,300 acres, 4 river miles, and one climbing area. Our grantees also removed one dam and created the first state park in Baja California, Mexico.
In 2019 our grantees delivered 24 conservation victories resulting in the protection of 22,509,324 million acres of land, 468 river miles, and the acquisition of three climbing areas.
Our Public Lands Defense Fund supports organizations working to preserve and defend the integrity…
The last several months have been an exciting period of growth for The Conservation Alliance. Our membership continues to expand to include additional businesses representing outdoor retailers, marketing companies, gear and apparel, and food/beverage brands. We also welcomed our newest Pinnacle member: Wyld. TCA member companies are at the heart of who we are and…
Just five years ago, the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project (TTBP) started with fewer than 10 buffalo. Today, their herd has grown to 40 across two properties, reshaping both ecosystem health and community resilience in Texas. What was once nearly lost is being carefully rebuilt by the TTBP, an Indigenous-led initiative founded by Lipan Apache descendant…
Budget reconciliation is a powerful legislative process that fast-tracks certain types of bills to address federal budget issues. It’s a tool often leveraged by the majority party because it only requires a simple majority – 51 votes for bills to pass – but the most recent budget reconciliation process was anything but simple. The primary…
It’s been an eventful few months for The Conservation Alliance and the conservation community as a whole. While there have been some concerning developments about our public lands and waters coming from Washington D.C., we have remained steadfast in our commitment to protecting outdoor spaces. TCA has welcomed a variety of new businesses to our…
We’re back from Washington, D.C., and energized by the incredible momentum from our annual 2025 D.C. Fly-In. This year, The Conservation Alliance brought together 22 participants, including representatives from 15 business members and five grantee partners. Across three packed days, our teams heard from elected officials and key staff and took deep dives on all…
In March 2025, the Trust for Public Land successfully conserved 468 acres at the entrance to Vermont’s Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area. This newly protected land features dramatic quartzite cliffs, biodiverse forests, and popular trails like the Ice Beds Trail, which connects to the Appalachian and Long Trails. The acquisition enhances wildlife…
Stopping Wholesale Public Lands Sell-Off: The coalition will work to push back against any administrative, legislative, or judicial efforts to sell off or privatize large swathes of public lands outside of previously-established precedent to do so; in addition, the coalition will focus on more acute and immediate threats to public lands, including unwarranted workforce reductions….
The Conservation Alliance (TCA), a coalition of member companies committed to protecting wild and outdoor spaces, is proud to announce its 2025-26 Confluence Program grant recipients. This year’s grants, totaling $400,000, will support four remarkable organizations: Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, and NDPonics. The Confluence…
As 2024 comes to a close, The Conservation Alliance is celebrating the power of collective action. This year, our members, grantees, and partners made a real impact in protecting wild places that provide the backbone for local communities and economies. Through our funding and advocacy efforts, TCA helped safeguard over 41 million acres of land,…
As 2024 draws to a close, we here at The Conservation Alliance are taking time to reflect on the work we’ve collectively accomplished this year to advance conservation for our most cherished wild places. Over the last 12 months, our community has remained united in our shared love of the lands and waters around us…
By: Rebecca Gillis Last week, members of The Conservation Alliance community gathered in a landscape as beautiful and meaningful as any – the Dolores River Canyon Country. Our staff, representatives from member companies, grantees, and partners attended our second Advocate Outdoors event to experience the land authentically and engage in meaningful discussions about the landscape…
Since 1989, The Conservation Alliance (TCA) has awarded over $32 million to support community-led conservation projects throughout North America. In its latest summer grant cycle, TCA awarded $410,000 to 12 organizations working with local communities to conserve land, water, and wildlife. This round of funding supports projects across nine U.S. states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,…
