Wyoming Outdoor Council One Step Closer to Success

In 2009, The Conservation Alliance funded Wyoming Outdoor Council's Wyoming Range Campaign, to halt energy leases issued on 100,000 acres of public land in the Wyoming Range, safeguarding a haven for outdoor adventure and wildlife.  Leases on 44,720 acres of this land have been successfully halted and an additional 58,000 acres are one step closer…

Leisure Trends Group Founder, Jim Spring, Passes Away

  We were sad to learn yesterday of the passing of Jim Spring, founder of Leisure Trends Group, a Conservation Alliance member. I never met Jim, but got to know him "virtually" through his committed engagment in The Conservation Alliance. We could always rely on Jim to honor basic responsibilities of membership: voting for which…

Take Action Tuesday: Vote the Environment

Election season is upon us, and Patagonia is back with the Vote the Environment campaign. "The environment is where we live, where we work, and where we play," said Dana Alston, a pioneer in the environmental movement. It is also any place you love. We need to elect leaders committed to the places we live,…

Favorites on Friday: Cook-Out with Conrad. A guest post by Blair Witte

Editor's Note: Blair Witte, Outdoor Participation & Community Development Coordinator at The North Face, was instrumental in making the Bay Area Cookout With Conrad a success! We would like to thank Blair for all her efforts in support of The Conservation Alliance. Working in the Outdoor Industry is an interesting juxtaposition because although the word…

Chimney Rock Protected as a National Monument

On September 21st, President Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate Chimney Rock as the United State's 103rd National Monument.  The Chimney Rock National Monument, a 5,000 acre archaeological site located in the San Juan National Forest of Southwest Colorado, is now permanently protected.   In addition to protecting Chimney Rock for future generations, the…

Backyard Collective Bend: a beautiful day of river restoration

Brilliant sunshine greeted volunteers at Riverbend Park last Tuesday in Bend. Volunteers from Ruffwear, REI, Quick Feat International, Oregon Natural Desert Association and Central Oregon Landwatch arrived ready for a day of riparian stewardship lead by our partner, Kolleen Yake, Education Director at Upper Deschutes Watershed Council.    Earlier that morning, 700 locally propagated native plants including cottonwood, water birch, woods' rose, dogwood and…

Patagonia Footwear and Onlineshoes.com Partner for Advocate Week in Support of The Conservation Alliance

Patagonia Footwear and Onlineshoes.com are partnering to raise awareness and funds for The Conservation Alliance during Advocate Weeks; October 9th -22nd. During Advocate Weeks, OnlineShoes will highlight some of our grantees on their blog and Patagonia will donate $10 to TCA for every Patagonia shoe sold on OnlineShoes.com. Visit Onlineshoes.com by clicking here. 

{worthWILD} Our Rivers

{worthWILD} OUR RIVERS from Conservation Alliance on Vimeo. The Conservation Alliance has just released Our Rivers, the second video in the worthWILD series, telling the story of a successful partnership between Conservation Alliance grantee American Whitewater and Conservation Alliance member, Portland-based outdoor footwear brand, KEEN, in their efforts to save rivers nationwide. This documentary shows…