SAVE THE DATE: Polar Bear Photographer to Speak at Conservation Alliance Breakfast in January

The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the January 2009 Outdoor Retailer Show will feature guest speaker Steven Kazlowski, renowned wildlife photographer known for his intimate look into the world of the polar bear, and how that world is being impacted by global warming. During the last eight years, Kazlowski has accumulated a comprehensive and unparalleled portfolio…

Drill, Baby, Drill!

  Caving to a veto threat by President Bush, House Democrats will not attempt to extend the 26-year moratorium on offshore oil drilling by attaching such an extension to legislation that will fund the US government into March, 2009. According to the New York Times: "Eliminating the drilling restrictions will have no immediate consequences since…

Proposed Oil Drilling in Yukon Flats Wildlife Refuge Delayed

  Pam Miller from the Northern Alaska Environmental Council sent us a report that the group has succeeded in delaying a proposed land swap that would transfer 110,000 acres, and subsurface drilling rights inside Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Doyon, Ltd. The lands in question are believed to be rich in oil…

Timmy O’Neill Returns to the Outdoors

Our good friends at Timex continue to produce excellent short films as part of their Return to the Outdoors promotion. Each film starts with a nice PSA about The Conservation Alliance. Check out the most recent film featuring climber and occasional Conservation Alliance spokes-comedian, Timmy O'Neill. I also recommend scrolling down to check out the…

Conservation Alliance Testifies for Rogue River Protections

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…

Conservation Alliance Members Storm DC

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…

GREAT NEWS: Court Curtails Snowmobile Use in Yellowstone

  Winter Wildlands Alliance reports the following on their effort to limit winter motorized recreation in Yellowstone National Park: "A federal court ruled today that the Bush Administration's decision authorizing snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park violates the fundamental legal responsibility of the National Park Service to protect the clean air, wildlife, and natural quiet…