Nevada Wilderness. Photo: Ron Hunter
2005 Grants
In 2005, The Conservation Alliance contributed $435,000 to 15 conservation organizations.
Alaska Conservation Foundation, $30,000
Defend Alaska NOW! Campaign: Protect key recreational and public lands in Alaska from unprecedented environmental assaults.
Alaska Wilderness League, $70,000
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Campaign: Secure permanent protection of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by dramatically increasing the visibility of the Arctic Refuge issue and mobilizing Arctic activists to maintain visible pressure on members of Congress.
California Wilderness Coalition, $30,000
Defense of the Wild Campaign: Defend California wildlands from immediate threats including irresponsible logging, mining, off-road vehicle abuses, energy extraction, and unwise development.
Campaign for the Snake Headwaters, $30,000
Wild and Scenic Rivers Campaign: Secure permanent protection for the best remaining free-flowing rivers and native trout fisheries in Wyoming’s Snake River drainage.
Dogwood Alliance: $23,000
Protecting Southern Forests: Ensure that sustainable forestry certification programs establish strict guidelines for forest management throughout the Southeast.
Endangered Species Coalition: $30,000
Endangered Species Education and Organizing: Defend the Endangered Species Act from unprecedented efforts to weaken the landmark law.
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center: $35,000
Wild Corridors Project: Create and implement a comprehensive program of conservation and restoration of wild core forest habitat areas and connectivity corridors in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of Southern Oregon and Northern California.
Nevada Wilderness Project: $30,000
White Pine County Wilderness Campaign: Conduct inventories and grassroots organizing to develop and forward legislation to protect Wilderness-quality public lands in White Pine County, Nevada.
North Fork River Improvement Association, $15,000
Chipeta Dam Removal Project: Remove the obsolete Chipeta Dam and enhance a fish and wildlife migration route, remove non-native tamarisk and Russian Olive trees, and create safe passage for boats and recreators.
Northeast Wilderness Trust: $30,000
Split Rock Wildway Project: Protect a habitat and recreational linkage from the Adirondack Park lowlands in Vermont's Champlain Valley to the Jay Range and High Peaks Wilderness areas in New York.
Restore Hetch Hetchy, $20,000
Stakeholder Coalition Building and Grassroots Activation: Support movement to restore Yosemite National Park’s Hetch Hetchy Valley and the wild and scenic Tuolumne River.
Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition: $32,000
Columbia and Snake Rivers Recovery Campaign: Restore endangered wild salmon populations throughout the Columbia River basin by removing four federal dams on the lower Snake River, and improving dam operations on the Columbia River.
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition: $20,000
Virginia Wilderness Campaign: Protect nearly 40,000 acres of public lands in southwest Virginia's Jefferson National Forest by passing the Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Area Act.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, $25,000
Off-Road Vehicle Campaign: Protect America’s Redrock Wilderness from off-road vehicle damage.
West Virginia Wilderness Coalition, $15,000
West Virginia Wilderness Campaign: Secure congressional Wilderness designation for special places on the Monongahela National Forest.