Clean Up Day 2011: Eastern Mountain Sports

On September 13th, 2011, more than 100 volunteers from Eastern Mountain Sports, Briggs & Riley Travelware, EarthTec, NEMO Equipment, Jetboil, and Polartec came out to support the East Coast Backyard Collective.  This event was organized in conjuction with Eastern Mountain Sports' annual Anniversary Clean Up Day. This great group of volunteers partnered with several local…

Wilderness Bills Clear Senate Committee

Projects funded by The Conservation Alliance took an important step forward yesterday when the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved five bills to protect more than 125,000 acres of Wilderness. Among the bills were three initiatives that would protect Wilderness in Washington, Oregon, and Tennessee, as follows: The Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt…

The Condit Dam Breach: A Time-Lapse Video

Last Wednesday, the Condit Dam, on the White Salmon River in southeastern Washington, was breached. For more than 98 years, this 125-foot dam choked off passage to salmon and created a reservoir.  Work to remove this dam began 20 years ago.  In 1992, The Conservation Alliance provided funding to American Whitewater to start the process….