A pack of 10 wolves was caught on film traveling in Northeastern Oregon. Once extinct in the region, wolves were re-introduced to Central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park in 1994. A few stragglers have ventured into Oregon since then, but this is the first time a full pack has been confirmed. It's exciting to see wolves back in the Beaver State!

November 24, 2009Opponents of a national park in BC's Flathead River Valley, which adjoins Glacier National Park, have said there is not enough local public support for a park. We knew from talking to people in southeastern BC that support for a park is high, and we set out to demonstrate that with a poll. Conducted by Vancouver's McAllister Opinion Research, the poll shows that British Columbians who live close to the Flathead River Valley support a National Park at a rate of 2:1. It also shows that almost 80 percent of local residents support the creation of wildlife sanctuaries in southern B.C. where hunting and industrial activity would be banned.  The findings of the poll were covered by  B.C.'s biggest newspaper, the Vancouver Sun. Read our press release.  Please sign up to become a Friend of the Flathead.  ... Read More

A Story with Two Ends (Southern BC tour) Award-winning Canadian authors Andrew Nikiforuk and Ian McAllister embark on speaking tour highlighting how Alberta Tar Sands developments are set to collide with BC's remarkable coastline.Join Ian McAllister, Conservation Director of Pacific Wild, and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk as they describe the beauty and complexity of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest and look at how Canada's dirty oil industry threatens BC and our nation.   Ian and Andrew are outlining the stories surrounding both ends of the proposed Enbridge pipeline, from the Alberta Tar Sands to Kitimat's pristine waters.  This compelling muti-media presentation will provide an in-depth and intimate view along the pipeline and tanker route.   Bios: For the last two decades, Andrew Nikiforuk has written about energy, economics and Western North America for a variety of Canadian publications including The Walrus, Maclean's, Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Georgia Straight,... Read More

 Dear Bear Friends, Please e-mail, fax or call BC Environment Minister Barry Penner’s office A.S.A.P.!  Time is of the essence as the trophy hunt continues and bears are dying needlessly...it is truly a tragedy in ‘super natural’ B.C.! Please Help the Bears! Minister Penner NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE TROPHY BEAR HUNT on coast as soon as possible…especially in light of his own biologist’s latest survey on the coast the trophy hunt remains open even after they counted approximately half the number of the grizzlies since last year’s survey and counted very few cubs. This is a shameful situation and the grizzly populations cannot sustain a lack of salmon and continued hunting indefinitely!  Please visit www.pacificwild.org for further information on how to contact the BC government on this issue and for recent press on the population decline of bears in B.C.... Read More

The Phillip Burton Wilderness of Point Reyes is the backyard wilderness for the Bay Area. This coastal wilderness, layered with Douglas fir and bishop pine, provides habitat for the once nearly extinct tule elk. We will be visiting Alamere Falls, one of two tide falls on the California Coast. This 9 mile out and back hike hugs the coast and meanders past Bass Lake and to Alamere Falls, which cascade on to the sand and in to the ocean. To join us on December 12th, email hike leader Julia Kernitz atjkernitz@calwild.org or call 510-451-1450. See you n the trail!... Read More

The Pratt and Middle Fork River Valleys are a step closer towards permanent protection. After a Senate committee hearing last week, The Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (S. 721/ H.R.1769) recently received a hearing in the House Committee on Natural Resources. The legislation would expand the existing Alpine Lakes Wilderness by over 22,000 acres to include important lower-elevation lands and designate two rivers of great importance to the surrounding ecosystem as Wild and Scenic. The proposal is a celebration of nearly two decades of community-driven effort to protect and enhance the ecological and recreation values of the valley. Designating key low elevation forest in the valley as wilderness and the river corridors as wild and scenic would recognize this community driven effort.WWC has played a leadership role over the last two years in a local coalition that has worked with many local... Read More

The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the January 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature guest speaker James Balog, a renowned photographer and adventurer, and founder of the Extreme Ice Survey. Balog's presentation is a stunning look at the impact abrupt climate change is having on the world's glaciers. The breakfast, which is open to the public, is Friday, January 22, 7:00-8:50 AM at The Marriott in Salt Lake City.

During his presentation, Balog will share stunning images and footage of glaciers melting worldwide. Balog's team has installed 27 time-lapse cameras at 15 sites in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountains, and has produced dramatic footage of glaciers melting that demonstrates the immediacy of the global warming challenge.

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Join us for a festive evening of toasting wild places, Thursday, November 12th! We're celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, 25th anniversary of the Arizona Wilderness Act, and our successes as Arizona's only statewide organization focused on protecting and restoring wild lands and waters! This event is FREE and is hosted by our friends at Patagonia by Ducksback, 2013 E. Camelback Rd., in Phoenix. Great raffle and silent auction prizes, including a multi-day guided backpacking adventure, Class III and IV whitewater rafting trip, $200 dinner at a celebrity chef's table, original signed print by National Geographic Adventure & Arizona Highways photographer Elias Butler, and more! Beer donated from Four Peaks Brewing Company and organic wine from Trader Joe's!  We'll also have information on our latest wilderness work and Patagonia's Freedom to Roam campaign to protect wildlife corridors. Please RSVP to azwild@azwild.org with subject "11/12 RSVP". See you there! ... Read More

They came, they saw and they retreated---to prepare a report that will help shape the future of BC's Flathead River Valley. In late September, two scientists from the United Nations World Heritage Committee toured the Flathead and adjacent Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park by air, 4-wheel drive and foot. Their mission? To determine if a proposed coal strip mine and other energy and mining development in BC's Flathead River Valley threaten the adjoining Waterton-Glacier World Heritage Site. Paul Dingwall, from New Zealand, and Kishore Rao, from France, also spent four days listening to presentations from government, industry and environmental groups--including Sierra Club BC and Wildsight--about conflicting plans for Canada's last unsettled low-elevation valley. The World Heritage Committee voted last June to send the mission after Sierra Club BC, Wildsight and nine other U.S. and Canadian conservation groups petitioned the committee to alert it to BC's land use plan for the Flathead. One... Read More

The Conservation Alliance led a delegation of member companies from Montana to Washington DC to meet with Capitol Hill offices to demonstrate support for a proposal to protect nearly 700,000 acres of Wilderness in Montana. Senator Jon Tester introduced the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in July. The legislation would protect public lands throughout the state, including 500,000 acres in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Support for the bill is strong within the state. Pictured above with Senator Tester (third from right), Representatives from Patagonia, Mercury Advertising, and Free Heel and Wheel joined Conservation Alliance Executive Director John Sterling on the trip. The Alliance twice funded Montana Wilderness Association for their efforts to organize support for the protections within Montana.