The Conservation Alliance Breakfast with Guest Speaker Aron Ralston

Please join us for this summer's Outdoor Retailer Conservation Alliance breakfast! We are pleased to welcome Aaron Ralston as our guest speaker this year! Aron Ralston is an adventurer who inadvertently gained fame when he hiked into a remote area of Utah's canyon country, and accidentally dislodged a boulder that crushed and pinned his right…

Outdoor Retailer: Be Inspired, Take Action & Sweet Gear!

  It's that time again! Outdoor Retailer is less than one week away, so make sure to mark your calendars for The Conservation Alliance events and promotions! The Conservation Alliance Breakfast – Day 2 Conservation Alliance Breakfast: Arrive Tried, Leave Inspired.  Join us for The Conservation Alliance Breakfast and hear from guest speaker Aron Ralston,…

The Conservation Alliance Announces Tattoo Design Contest Winners

Designs from CamelBak, SmartWool, and Osprey featured in ‘Tattoo Parlors' at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market   The Conservation Alliance Outreach Committee selected three winning designs from among the 15 submitted during the Conservation Alliance Temporary Tattoo Design Contest.  Todd Bischoff, global graphic designer for SmartWool, John Duran, industrial design manager for CamelBak, and Tim Calkins,…

Bennet Introduces Bill to Preserve Hermosa Creek Watershed

      Photo: Jeff Widen Bill Would Protect More Than 100,000 Acres in San Juan National Forest, Designate 38,000 acres of new Wilderness Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango. The bill…

Outstanding Partnerships: REIs commitment to the American River Conservancy goes above and beyond the traditional grantor – grantee relationship.

For more than 20 years, the American River Conservancy (ARC) has been working to permanently protect rivers and wildlands in the central Sierra Nevada foothills. REI has consistently provided support for the American River Conservancy's conservation, stewardship, and education programs. In addition to funding several years' worth of stewardship and education projects, REI's commitment to…

Take Action Tuesday: Become A Role Model

  The North Face has challenged people across the country to get outside, and take someone with them.  Launching on The North Face Facebook page and TheNorthFace.com, Role Models is an online pledge where people commit to taking someone outdoors this summer, helping to start a global movement of outdoor exploration.  "If you've never had…

Seattle Backyard Collective

With Mt. Rainier standing impressively in the background, volunteers from Brooks Sports, Nikwax, Filson, Patagonia, Teva, Outdoor Research, Cascade Designs and Stanley, a brand of PMI arrived at the Seward Park Amphitheater on a beautiful morning in Seattle.   Seward Park is an urban gem with over 300 acres of forest, including 120 acres of…