Favorites on Friday: Chelan-Douglas Land Trust Reports Success

The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust used Conservation Alliance funding for the Wenatchee Foothills Campaign to protect 2,562 acres and establish a foothills trail system that ensures recreational access for future generations of outdoor enthusiasts and conserves wildlife habitat lands. To learn more about the work of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, click here.

Take Action Tuesday: A BIG THANK YOU for bipartisan support for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

There has been bipartisan support for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ever since Republican President Dwight Eisenhower led the effort to protect the area in 1960. That tradition continues today as Rep. LoBiondo has signed on to co-sponsor the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which would designate the Arctic Refuge's Coastal Plain as Wilderness. Take…

Favorites on Friday: Linda Balfour, Our very own shooting star!

Conservation Alliance Board Member, and Outreach Committee Chair, Linda Balfour, is featured on the cover of Winter 2014 Chief Marketer.  Linda is KEEN Footwear's Director of Brand Marketing and we are fortunate to also have her on the Alliance's Board of Directors.  Thank you Linda for all you do for The Conservation Alliance; your efforts are…

Take Action Tuesday: Expand Oregon’s Cottonwood State Park

Due in large part to the hard work of Conservation Alliance Grantee, Western Rivers Conservancy, Cottonwood State Park, located along Oregon's John Day River, recently opened to the public.  This 8,000 acre treasure is rapidly gaining in popularity and has the potential to more than double in size with your help. The BLM is requesting…

Favorites on Friday: Crossing the Divide. Collaboration in Colorado’s High Country.

 A guest post by Aaron Clark, IMBA Conservation Manager The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) has been collaborating with the conservation community in Colorado to help re-craft and vet a land protection proposal in Colorado's Central Mountains and more recently on lands in Colorado's Gunnison County. These proposals intend to protect both the wild and…

Secretary Jewell: If Congress Won’t Act, We Will

Twice over the past two weeks, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has said publicly that if Congress continues to drag its feet on moving broadly-supported legislation to protect wild places on our federal lands, President Obama will step in and designate these areas as national monuments. "If Congress doesn't step up to act, then the President…

Favorites on Friday: Success in Yellowstone

Conservation Alliance Grantee, Winter Wildlands Alliance, celebrated the Final Yellowstone Winter Visitation Plan from the National Park Service, governing snowmobile and snowcoach use in Yellowstone Park.  The Plan provides protections for this pristine winter refuge, limits noise and emissions, and provides for a cleaner, quieter experience for skiers and snowshoers.  Beginning in winter 2014-15, this…

It’s a new day for Utah’s Red Rock country: Court Strikes Down Controversial Federal Land Use Plan

The Conservation Alliance has funded work by Earthjustice and Southern Utah Wilderness Association in their efforts to protect roughly three million acres of spectacular, wilderness-quality public lands in Utah's red rock country from destructive oil and gas drilling and off-road vehicle use.  This week, the United States District Court for the District of Utah struck…