Rocky Mountain Front May Get More Protection

  Conservation Alliance members may recall that in 2006, our funding helped Montana Wilderness Association secure a permanent prohibition on new oil and gas development on 300,000 acres of public land on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. We received some good news today from Brian Sybert, Executive Director of MWA.  "I wanted to share with you…

The Condit Dam Came Down Today!

Today, at 12pm PST, the Condit Dam, located on the White Salmon River, in Washington State, was breached.  Crews blasted a tunnel into the base of Condit Dam, effectively freeing the White Salmon for the first time in a century.  This is a landmark event and is reason to celebrate! Visit White Salmon Restored and…

Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Rule

  A federal appeals court today upheld the Clinton-era Roadless Rule, which prohibits roads on nearly 60 million acres Forest Service land throughout the US. This ruling marks a significant — and possibly the final — milestone in the decade-long battle to defend the rule. The Roadless Rule came out of the most extensive public…

Ads for the Earth Auction Ends Friday!

  Ads for the Earth Auction October 17-21, 2011 http://auctions.readysetauction.com/conservationalliance  Each of the ten publications below has donated ONE FULL-PAGE or HALF-PAGE, FULL-COLOR AD to The Conservation Alliance. We will offer these ad pages in an online auction. Bidding starts at 30 percent of full value. All proceeds will support our efforts to protect North…

Hope on a Global Scale

KEEN, a Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member, cares about their communtiy and the envirnoment.   At KEEN, it's all about HOPE on a global scale.      Through community, education and understanding, KEEN is paving the way for change.

Protecting Wild Alaska!

ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE The Arctic is all around us. Every year, birds that begin their lives on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge journey to all 50 states and across six continents, before heading back to the Arctic, where the cycle of life begins again. The Arctic is the origin of…

Summer 2011 Funding Cycle Grant Announcement

We are pleased to announce the results of The Conservation Alliance Summer 2011 Funding Cycle.  We have awarded $550,000 to the 18 organizations listed below.  This year, The Conservation Alliance will contribute more than $1 million to organizations working to permantely protect wild places.  Please check out the full summary of the Summer 2011 Funding Cycle by…

Bend Backyard Collective Moves Forest Restoration Forward

Almost 50 volunteers joined us in the Metolius Preserve for the Bend Backyard Collective on Thursday, September, 29th.  Employees from Ruff Wear, Inc., GearTribe, REI, Stanley, a brand of PMI, and QuickFeat International spent the morning lending a hand with forest restoration to help meet the Land Trust's long-term goal of restoring old-growth ponderosa pine…