In May, we announced a unique partnership between Marmot and Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Together they set a goal of raising $10,000 for The Conservation Alliance during the month of June by giving us $10 of every Marmot purchase over $99. Tom Fritz, the VP of Marketing at Marmot, contacted us this morning with great enthusiasm to…
The sun was shining for the third Backyard Collective event of 2014 held Friday, July 18, in Seattle, Wash. The Conservation Alliance and its Seattle area member companies teamed up with Forterra to organize a day of trail work and restoration in beautiful Discovery Park. More than 100 volunteers representing Conservation Alliance member companies, including: Brooks, Eddie Bauer,Filson, Nikwax, Patagonia, Perpetual Motion NW, REI, Stanley, a brand…
This grantee update is courtesy of Patricia McCleary from the Smith River Alliance. On July 18th, the Smith River Alliance and the Six Rivers National Forest secured permanent protection of 320 acres along the Siskiyou Fork of the Smith River for public recreation access and habitat protection. The Siskiyou Fork is a tributary of the Middle Fork of the…
The Wild Olympics Campaign and the local effort to safeguard clean water and old growth forests are highlighted in a new episode of "This American Land", a national TV program on PBS. The segment features interviews with a number of Olympic Peninsula community members working to permanently protect ancient forests and salmon streams on Olympic National…
This post is courtesy of Emily Nuchols from the Wild Salmon Center, a 2014 grant recipient. Wild Salmon Center's mission is to help promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim. On June 2, Governor Kitzhaber visited Tillamook State Forest to highlight the new High Value Areas that are part of long-range plans…
