Backyard Collective travels to the East Coast

  More than 100 volunteers from Eastern Mountain Sports, Briggs & Riley Travelware, EarthTec, NEMO Equipment, Jetboil, and Polartec came out to support the East Coast Backyard Collective. This great group of volunteers partnered with several local environmental organizations and spread out through the Monadnock region of New Hampshire to work on a variety of…

World’s biggest dam removal begins this week

Year of the River: Episode 1 from Andy Maser on Vimeo. The biggest dam removal project in history begins this Saturday on Washington's Elwha River. American Rivers, the national leader in restoring rivers through dam removal, applauded the effort which will revitalize salmon runs and deliver significant cultural, economic, and recreation benefits to the Lower…

Speak out now to protect the Arctic Refuge

Right now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking YOUR input on a plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that, for the first time, could recommend Wilderness protection for the Coastal Plain – the Refuge's biological epicenter that has been in Big Oil's sights for decades. A Wilderness recommendation would protect this unparalleled…

2011 Boulder Backyard Collective Round-Up

Conservation Alliance Member Company, Osprey Packs, led the charge for the Boulder Backyard Collective!  Here is an excerpt from the Osprey blog……………. It's always a fantastic feeling to donate a little sweat equity to give back to the places we play in and the 2011 Backyard Collective was no exception.  Backyard Collective's were started back…

Boulder Backyard Collective

The Conservation Alliance hosted its third annual Boulder Backyard Collective in Colorado on Friday, August 26th.  In partnership with the Colorado Mountain Club, Eldorado Canyon State Park, and Conservation Alliance member companies, the Backyard Collective volunteers worked tirelessly on trail maintenance and habitat restoration in Eldorado Canyon State Park.   More than 100 volunteers came…

Creating jobs by conserving wilderness

  The scene at the conservation and the economy round table discussion at Eastern Mountain Sports in Portsmouth, NH.   Will Manzer, President and CEO of Conservation Alliance Pinnacle Member, Eastern Mountain Sports, is passionate about outdoor recreation and knows the outdoor industry.  "Going outside to play is big business and in this economy, we…

Sunshine and Smiles. The Portland Backyard Collective.

  Friday, August 19th was a beautiful day in Portland, Oregon.  And the 250 volunteers from Conservation Alliance member companies KEEN, Columbia Sportswear, Icebreaker, Merrell, Horny Toad, REI, and Egan & Associates took advantage of one of the summer's nicest days!  Pulling ivy, rebuilding trails and demolishing a decommissioned foot-bridge in Forest Park and Sellwood…