President Obama designates California’s Fort Ord as a National Monument

On Friday, April 20th, President Obama, under the 1906 Antiquities Act, designated Fort Ord as a National Monument.  Located on the central California Coast in Monterey, the Ford Ord National Monument encompasses approximately 14,650 acres and provides recreational opportunities including hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding.  "This national monument will not only protect one of the…

Favorites on Friday: Conservation Alliance Midwest Tour

Conservation Alliance Executive Director John Sterling here, fresh off a quick tour of Minnesota and Western Michigan, where I visited three member companies and enjoyed a solid dose of the famous Midwest hospitality. My first stop was Minneapolis, where I made a presentation to our newest member company, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day. It was great…

Take Action Tuesday: Ever Dreamed of Being a Polar Bear?

Ever dreamed of being a polar bear? Join Alaska Wilderness League and the feisty nonprofit will fulfill your wish with one of its eight "Ice-P" costumes. You'll be covered in white fur from the top of your head to the bottom of your shoes. These costumes regularly travel the country as "Ice-P" to appear at…

Successful kickoff to our 2012 Backyard Collective season in Santa Barbara!

With perfect working temperatures and storm clouds hovering, over 150 volunteers from Patagonia, Horny Toad, Deckers, Vapur, REI and Channel Islands Outfitters removed invasive species replacing them with 600 native plants between two sites along the Atascadero and Cieneguitas creeks in the San Marcos Foothills Preserve.    There were cultivators, hoes and gloved hands working side by side…

Favorites on Friday: Save Our Wild Salmon has reason to Celebrate!

Save Our Wild Salmon is a nationwide coalition of conservation organizations, commercial and sports fishing associations, businesses, river groups, and taxpayer advocates working collectively to restore self-sustaining, abundant, and harvestable populations of wild salmon and steelhead to rivers, streams and oceans of the Pacific Salmon states.  This week, for the seventh straight year, comprehensive spring…

Forest Society Reports Success!

Photo: Brian Hotz Conservation Alliance grantee, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, reports they have executed a conservation easement deed on the 55-acre Royce Property, located on the flanks of Mt. Monadnock, North America's most popular hiking destination.  Mt. Monadnock is in the backyard of Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member Eastern Mountain Sports and…

The Conservation Alliance awards $600,000 to 19 Organizations

                      Photo: Ray Bloxham The Conservation Alliance is excited to announce the results of the Winter 2012 Funding Cycle.  This week we awarded $600,000 to 19 organizations across North American, including organizations in Mexico and Canada.  In 2012, The Conservation  Alliance plans to contribute $1.3 million to organizations working to permanently…