We supported the Adirondack Council’s Upper Hudson Woodlands Campaign to ensure the State of New York purchases a conservation easement covering 92,000 acres of land in the Adirondacks and develops a recreation plan that focuses on human-powered activities and public access. The Council reports that the state completed the purchase in November.
The Conservation Alliance funded Trust for Public Land’s Campaign for the Northern Green Mountains to permanently protect 6,700 acres of Vermont’s Northern Green Mountains including several miles of the Long Trail and other hiking and skiing paths. 5,727 acres of that goal, the Eden Forest, received protection in November. The remaining acreage, the 1022-acre Canada…
The Conservation Alliance was one of the lead funders of Washington Climbers Coalition’s Index Lower Town Wall Acquisition Campaign to purchase the Index Lower Town Wall a popular climbing crag in Washington State. WCC completed the acquisition in August 2010 and transferred the property to Washington State Parks.
Our support of American Whitewater’s Dillsboro Dam Removal Project lead to a comprehensive settlement agreement with Duke Energy calling for the removal of the Dillsboro Dam and subsequent watershed enhancements including enhanced flow releases, public river access areas, parks, trails and land conservation. After nearly a decade of negotiations, the Dillsboro Dam on the Tuckasegee…
Cascade Land Conservancy used Conservation Alliance funding to succeed in its efforts to protect 480 acres of private land within the boundaries of the Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington State. CLC acquired the Upper and Lower Wallace properties, and has transferred them to the US Forest Service to be managed as part of the Wilderness…
With support from The Conservation Alliance, CRAG Vermont has been successful in their Upper West Bolton Cliff Preservation Project, permanently preserving public access to this cliff near Burlington, Vermont for recreational activities including hiking and climbing.
WaterWatch of Oregon succeeded in its effort to remove Savage Rapids Dam on Oregon’s Rogue River. With the removal, the Rogue now runs free for 143 miles. The Rogue is famous for its whitewater paddling and fishing.
Central Oregon LandWatch succeeded in its campaign to convince the Oregon legislature to designate the entire Metolius River basin an Area of Critical Statewide Concern. The designation halted two proposed destination resorts that would have significantly diminished the natural qualities of this Central Oregon watershed.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society used Conservation Alliance support in its successful campaign to expand the Nahanni National Park Preserve by a stunning seven million acres. The park now protects the entire watershed of the South Nahanni River, a popular outdoor recreation destination.
Utah Rivers Council succeeded in securing Wild and Scenic River protection for 165 miles of the Virgin River and its tributaries. The Virgin flows through Zion National Park and is Utah’s first waterway to win the Wild and Scenic designation.
