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Follow on Google News | Conservation Alliance Contributes $400,000 In Grants To 15 OrganizationsTotal grants since 1989 now more than $8 million
By: Verde PR By a vote of the group’s member companies, The Conservation Alliance made donations to 15 grassroots conservation organizations as follows: Organization Location Adirondack Mountain Club Lake George, NY $25,000 Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA $25,000 Appalachian Voices California Wilderness Coalition Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Yukon Ottawa, ON $35,000 Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff, AZ $30,000 Idaho Rivers United Montana Wilderness Association Helena, MT $25,000 Our Ocean Portland, OR Rivers Without Borders Save Our Wild Salmon Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Washington Climbers Coalition Wilderness Support Center Winter Wildlands Alliance Total “We’re thrilled to start the year with such a terrific collection of grants,” said John Sterling, Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance. “These projects stand a great chance of succeeding over the next several years, adding to the inventory of special places that will be permanently saved for habitat and outdoor recreation.” This round of grant recipients reflects the geographic distribution of Conservation Alliance members. Conservation Alliance funds will support efforts to: secure new wilderness designations in Colorado, California, Montana, and Tennessee; protect wild rivers in Idaho, California, and Alaska; protect parks in New York and Arizona; purchase a climbing crag in Washington; and end mountaintop removal mining in the Southeastern US. Each project was first nominated for funding by a Conservation Alliance member company. “Our members care deeply about the wildlands in their backyards,” said Sterling. “We’re proud that our funding program gives them the ability to contribute real dollars to protecting those places.” See http://www.conservationalliance.com/ About the Conservation Alliance: The Conservation Alliance is an organization of outdoor businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots environmental organizations and their efforts to protect wild places where outdoor enthusiasts recreate. Alliance funds have played a key role in protecting rivers, trails, wildlands and climbing areas. Membership in the Alliance is open to companies representing all aspects of the outdoor industry, including manufacturers, retailers, publishers, mills and sales representatives. The result is a diverse group of businesses whose livelihood depends on protecting our natural environment. Since its inception in 1989, the Alliance has contributed more than $8.3 million to grassroots environmental groups. Alliance funding has helped save over 49 million acres of wildlands; 28 dams have either been stopped or removed; and the group helped preserve access to more than 17,000 miles of waterways and several climbing areas. For complete information on the Conservation Alliance, see www.conservationalliance.com. End
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