The Conservation Alliance sent grants totaling $850,000 to 20 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations mark The Conservation Alliance’s first funding disbursal for 2017, and the largest grant disbursal in the group’s 28-year history.
The Conservation Alliance membership includes more than 200 businesses that care passionately about protecting wild places for their habitat and recreation values. By a vote of these members, The Conservation Alliance made donations to 20 grassroots conservation organizations as follows:
| Organization | Project | Amount |
| Alaska Wilderness League | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Defense Campaign | $35,000 |
| California Wilderness Coalition | Northwest California Mountains and Rivers & Central Coast Heritage Protection Campaigns | $45,000 |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society | Protecting the Bay of Fundy Campaign | $40,000 |
| Forterra NW | Kitsap Forest and Bay Community Campaign | $40,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Teton Public Lands Campaign | $50,000 |
| Methow Valley Citizens Council | Methow Headwaters Campaign | $40,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Connecting the Upper Rio Grande Campaign | $45,000 |
| North Carolina Coastal Land Trust | Waters of the Waccamaw Campaign | $45,000 |
| North Coast Land Conservancy | Rainforest Reserve Campaign | $45,000 |
| Oregon Wild | Oregon Rivers Campaign | $30,000 |
| Outdoor Alliance | Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures Campaign | $50,000 |
| Pacific Wild | Marine Protected Areas Communications Campaign | $40,000 |
| Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition | Bald Rock Recreational Preserve | $40,000 |
| Save the Redwoods League | Protecting the Giants of Giant Sequoia National Monument Campaign | $50,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina | Squire Tract, Black River Cypress Swamp Campaign | $40,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Safeguarding the Wild Backcountry of the Missouri River Breaks Campaign | $35,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Sportsmen for Public Lands | $40,000 |
| Trout Unlimited – Alaska | Protecting the Tongass Campaign | $40,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | Rolston Rest Conservation Project | $50,000 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | John Day River Project | $50,000 |
TOTAL:
$850,000
“In a new and challenging political landscape, conservation work is more important than ever,” said John Sterling, executive director of The Conservation Alliance. “We are proud to answer this moment with our largest round of grants ever.”
Six out of the 20 organizations received funding from The Conservation Alliance for the first time: National Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, North Coast Land Conservancy, Outdoor Alliance, Save the Redwoods League and The Nature Conservancy-North Carolina.
Each project funded during this grant cycle was first nominated for funding by a Conservation Alliance member company. Conservation Alliance member companies also play a key role in determining which organizations receive funding.
“Our program gives our members the ability to contribute real dollars to protecting wild places in their backyards,” said Sterling. “We look forward to tracking these projects, and to growing our grant fund in 2017.”
For a complete overview of each grant, visit conservationalliance.com/seasons or download the Winter 2017 Grant Announcement.
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