OUTDOOR BUSINESSES SHOW SUPPORT FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

Representatives from five Conservation Alliance and Outdoor Industry Association members met with Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) to voice their support for wilderness designations for backcountry areas in Rocky Mountain National Park. The meeting came as Senator Salazar and his colleague Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) are developing a proposal that would protect roughly 249,000 acres within…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE AWARDS $350,000 IN GRANTS TO 13 ORGANIZATIONS

The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $350,000 to 13 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s first disbursal of funding for 2007, and represent the largest single funding round in the organization’s history. By a vote of the group’s 135 member companies, The Conservation Alliance made donations to…

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE PROMOTION TO BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE

Outside magazine named The Conservation Alliance as the beneficiary of a special initiative tied to its first ever “Green Revolution” issue. The magazine will donate one dollar of each April issue sold on newsstands* to The Conservation Alliance to support the group’s efforts to protect wild places throughout North America for their habitat and recreational…

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BENEFIT AD AUCTION RAISES $205,000

The Conservation Alliance “Ads for the Earth” benefit auction raised $205,210.40, all of which will go into the group’s fund to support organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The online auction consisted of ad space donated by Backpacker, Climbing, Canoe & Kayak, GearTrends, National Geographic Adventure, Outdoor Business, Outside, and Sierra magazines….