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Annual Report

Our grantees delivered 16 important conservation victories that: protected 193,683 acres of land; protected or restored five river miles; removed four dams; and acquired one climbing area.

Conservation Alliance Funding Success BILL HODGE 2018 Conservation Victories

Tennessee Wilderness The Conservation Alliance funded Wild South for a campaign that successfully protected 19,556 acres of public land in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest, preserving premium hiking areas including stretches of the Appalachian Trail. The protections came with the passage of the Tennessee Wilderness Act, which expands the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock, Big Frog, Little Frog Mountain, Big Laurel Branch, and Sampson Mountain Wilderness areas, and creates the new 9,000-acre Upper Bald River Wilderness Area.

CAROLINA CLIMBERS COALITION CAROLINA Buckeye Knob Acquisition Carolina Climbers Coalition used Conservation Alliance funding to acquire Buckeye Knob and Barn boulders, establishing the first permanently protected area in Boone, NC. The Barn bouldering area includes more than 500 boulder problems. The group plans to build sustainable trails to improve access to the area.

Yellowstone Gateway Mineral Withdrawal With support from The Conservation Alliance, Park County Environmental Council helped secure a 20-year mining

BILL CAMPBELL ban on 30,000 acres of National Forest lands adjacent to the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park. Once threatened by two industrial scale gold mines, this rugged high alpine landscape is now protected from the adverse impacts of new mines for 20 years. Congress is currently working to pass the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act to make this ban permanent.

Richmond Town Forest Acquisition Vermont Land Trust helped the town of Richmond acquire a 428-acre forest located one mile from its city center. The forest is a key part of a protected area that helps connect Camel’s Hump State Park with Mount Mansfield State Forest. The forest is home to moose, bear, deer, bobcat and other wildlife. The Richmond community is developing a management plan for the property, with recreation opportunities including trails for hiking, cross- OLIVIA WOLF country skiing, mountain biking, hunting, and birdwatching.

White Horse Mountain Acquisition Potomac Conservancy used our funding to permanently protect the 1,725-acre White Horse Mountain, one of the largest remaining forest tracts in West Virginia. Overlooking the South Branch Potomac River, White Horse Mountain is a destination for hikers, hunters, anglers and mountain bikers. Potomac Conservancy transferred the property to the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources to be managed as a Wildlife Management Area with full public recreation access.

Galbraith Mountain Acquisition

POTOMAC CONSERVANCY POTOMAC With support from The Conservation Alliance, Whatcom Land Trust secured conservation and recreation easements for Galbraith Mountain that protect public access and prohibit development on 2,182 acres, including 65 miles of mountain bike trails and a significant portion of the Whatcom County water supply.

Klickitat Canyon Acquisition Since 2016, we awarded two grants to the Columbia Land Trust to acquire 3,200 acres in Washington’s Klickitat Canyon. This acquisition completes the second phase of a 5,600-acre project protecting forestland of high importance for recreation, wildlife, and habitat connectivity along the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River, Washington

ERIC ASHLEY State’s longest undammed river. The forested stretch of river, basalt canyon, and upland terrain connects the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest-Mount Adams Recreation Area, and the Klickitat Canyon Washington State Natural Resource Conservation Area.

Red Hill Acquisition Save the Redwoods League used our funding to acquire the Red Hill property, permanently protecting one of the two largest unprotected giant sequoia groves in the world. This 160-acre property is entirely within the boundaries of Giant Sequoia National Monument and contains 110 ancient giant sequoias. Save the Redwoods League plans to steward the property and eventually transfer it to the US Forest Service to manage as part of Giant Sequoia National Monument. DENNIS WIANCKO Waters of the Waccamaw Acquisition North Carolina Coastal Land Trust used our funding to acquire 2,992 acres of wetlands, cypress swamps, critical bottomland hardwood forests, and seven miles of Waccamaw River frontage. The property is adjacent to 37,000 acres of protected land, creating one of the largest conservation corridors in North Carolina. The 140-mile Waccamaw River, a designated Blue Trail, is a destination for paddlers, and home to warblers and swallow-tailed kites. Its unique water chemistry and geology has produced several species of plants and animals that flourish in the Waccamaw — and nowhere else on Earth.

Columbia River Gorge Acquisitions Our funding helped Friends of the Columbia Gorge protect eight different properties totaling 470 acres of land along the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge. The land-preservation campaign is one of the largest to be

APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY APPALACHIAN completed in the Gorge since it was designated as a National Scenic Area by Congress in 1986. These properties preserve the Gorge’s scenic beauty, protect native forests and savannas, and offer opportunities for new hiking trail connections.

Bald Mountain Pond Acquisition Since 2016, we awarded two grants to The National Park Trust and Appalachian Trail Conservancy to complete the first phase of the Bald Mountain Pond Project, a land acquisition project totaling 1,495 acres in Maine. Acquisition

HEATHER CLISH HEATHER of this land permanently protects old growth spruce forest threatened by development, and preserves the scenic and wild acreage along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

Gulf Hagas-Whitecap Acquisition We awarded a total of four grants since 2010 to the Appalachian Mountain Club to assist the Forest Society of Maine in completing the Gulf-Hagas Whitecap project to protect 9,976 acres of mountains, forests and recreation land in the middle of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. This parcel includes five miles of the West Branch of the Pleasant River, renowned for its high-quality brook trout fishing and paddling opportunities. A 1,574-acre parcel abutting the Appalachian Trail was also donated to this project and protects much of White Cap Mountain, the highest peak in the 100-Mile Wilderness. PAOLO VESCIA PAOLO

Sabin Dam Removal Conservation Resource Alliance used our support to orchestrate the removal of Sabin Dam on the Boardman River in Michigan. Sabin is the last of three dams to be removed as part of CRA’s Boardman River Dam Removal Campaign. The removal of Sabin Dam also marks the completion of the most comprehensive dam removal project in Michigan’s history, restoring 20 river miles to their natural flow for the first time since 1894.

Geer and Cold Brook Dam Removals Connecticut River Watershed Council used our support to remove Geer Dam and Cold Brook Dam on the MIKE TESSIER MIKE TESSIER Connecticut River in Vermont. The group anticipates that removal of a third dam — Clark Brook — will be complete in 2019.

Lake Kathleen Dam Removal We awarded a total of three grants since 2014 to Conservation Resource Alliance to remove the Lake Kathleen Dam on Michigan’s Maple River. For the first time in decades, natural stream flow will be restored to more than 40 miles of the Maple River main stem and tributaries.

Lassen National Forest Quiet Winter Recreation Winter Wildlands Alliance led the effort to establish new protections for high-value backcountry ski and snow terrain and important watershed and wildlife habitat in California’s Lassen National Forest. The new Lassen Winter Travel Plan protects 121,000 acres of public land from on-snow motorized vehicle use, bringing the total number of CONSERVATION RESOURCE ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSERVATION wintertime protected acres in the forest to 387,000. MING POON

Public Lands Defense Fund 2018 BLM BLM BONNIE GESTRING THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY THE WILDERNESS

Shortly after the November 2016 elections,The Conservation Alliance board and staff met to develop a strategy for our conservation efforts in a new and challenging political landscape. Together, we determined that our public lands are now threatened by political leaders who want to undermine protections for those lands, or sell them off entirely. The board decided to establish a new Public Lands Defense Fund (PLDF) whose purpose is to support organizations working to preserve and defend the integrity of our public lands system. Specifically, the PLDF supports efforts to:

» Defend existing protections on public lands; BOB WICK » Defend our bedrock conservation laws (E.g., Wilderness Act, Antiquities Act, National Environmental Policy Act); and » Oppose the proposed transfer of public lands to the states or to private ownership.

Our goal is to support organizations that are strategically confronting efforts that would diminish our public lands system. We launched the Public Lands Defense Fund in January, 2017 with multi-year commitments from member companies Patagonia, , and Arc’teryx. Throughout 2018, we added contributions from Farm to Feet, GRAYL, and BoCo Gear. We raised $163,710 for the PLDF in 2018, and carried over $58,416 from 2017. We made grants totaling $200,000 as follows.

Access Fund Boulder, CO $15,000 Bears Ears National Monument Defense We funded Access Fund for the group’s work to defend Bears Ears National Monument and the Antiquities Act. Our grant directly supports raising awareness among the climbing community about Bears Ears, challenging the legislation that would codify boundary changes, and monitoring energy development on the Bears Ears landscape.

Earthjustice PORTER ZACK , CA $55,000 National Monument Legal Defense We made this grant to Earthjustice to use legal means to ensure the permanent protection of our nation’s National Monuments and the laws that uphold them. We made the grant in response to the Trump Administration’s attempt to reduce the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, which Earthjustice is challenging in court.

Earthworks Soda Mountain Wilderness Council Washington, DC Ashland, OR $15,000 $20,000 National Environmental Policy Act Defense Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Defense We made this grant to support Earthworks’ effort to work with diverse voices and Soda Mountain Wilderness Council (SMWC) is the organization that led the effort Senate champions to stop the hardrock mining industry from undermining the to designate Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in 2000, and to expand the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring that this industry be bound by Monument in 2017. In late 2017, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that the rules of NEPA and thereby maintaining our first line of defense in protecting the President Trump shrink the Monument’s boundaries and undermine the conservation conservation and recreational values of our public lands. management of the landscape. Our grant to SMWC supported the group’s effort to keep the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument boundaries and protections intact. Friends of Cedar Mesa Bluff, UT The Wilderness Society $10,000 Washington, DC Bears Ears National Monument Defense $20,000 Friends of Cedar Mesa (FOCM) played a key role in securing the Bears Ears National Roadless Area Defense Monument designation, which protected 1.8 million acres of BLM land in Utah in 2016. We funded The Wilderness Society (TWS) to ensure the Roadless Rule remains in President Trump signed an order that attempts to reduce the size of the Monument effect in all 39 states in which it originally applied, and there is no extractive use or by 85 percent. Our grant supports FOCM’s effort to prevent the Trump administration road-building in roadless areas beyond what is permitted by the 2001 Roadless Area from dismantling Bears Ears National Monument, both in court and in the land Conservation Rule. We made this grant in response to the State of Alaska’s petition management planning process. to the Forest Service that would permit Alaska to develop its own plan to manage roadless areas, which would likely undermine the current protections for these lands. Montana Wilderness Association Helena, MT Trout Unlimited $15,000 Durango, CO $20,000 Montana Wilderness Study Area Defense Utah Roadless Area Defense Montana Wilderness Association (MWA) is a leading advocate for public lands in Montana. We made this grant to support MWA’s work to defend Montana’s Wilderness We funded Trout Unlimited to engage hunters and anglers to ensure that Forest Study Areas against three bills that would eliminate protections for more than Service roadless area protections remain in effect in Utah. The state has petitioned the 800,000 acres in the state. Forest Service, requesting an exemption from the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, and permission to develop its own plan to manage roadless areas in Utah, which Outdoor Alliance would likely undermine the current protections for these lands. Washington, DC $10,000 Western Environmental Law Center Utah Roadless Area Defense Eugene, OR $20,000 We funded Outdoor Alliance to engage outdoor recreation enthusiasts to ensure Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Defense that Forest Service roadless area protections remain in effect in Utah. The state has petitioned the Forest Service, requesting an exemption from the 2001 Roadless Area Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) is engaged in local advocacy to protect Conservation Rule, and permission to develop its own plan to manage Roadless Areas the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument from efforts by the timber industry and the in Utah, which would likely undermine the current protections for these lands. Trump administration to shrink the Monument or alter its conservation management mandate. We funded WELC’s effort to win federal court cases, and any subsequent appeals, to ensure that the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument’s recent expansion is upheld and that the Monument’s ecological integrity remains intact.

ADVOCACY

Holding the Line & Preparing for the Future

The Conservation Alliance supplements its grantmaking with strategic advocacy, bringing our members’ voices to bear on conservation. In 2018 our advocacy work settled into two themes: opportunity and education. We responded to administrative and Congressional attacks to our public lands system through action alerts, sign on letters, and trips to Washington DC, but also took proactive measures to add protections to our shared wild places through similar tactics. Specifically, with a coming leadership shift in the House of Representatives in 2019 and an appetite from nontraditional public lands allies to move important wild place legislation, we doubled down on our advocacy efforts in the final two months of the year to do all we could to move a package of public lands bills across the finish line before our elected officials headed home for the holidays. Three Conservation Alliance priorities: the California Desert Protection and Recreation Act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act, and reauthorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund became linchpins of the package. Additionally, realizing the potential to elevate the collective voice of our membership, we focused energy on providing our members with opportunities to learn more about the public land system through in-person and digital trainings. We believe a deeper understanding of our public lands will result in increased advocacy efforts to protect and defend them. All told, our 2018 advocacy efforts helped to both defend conservation victories as well as create foundations for future conservation successes.

DC Trips In September, on the eve of the expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, we headed to Washington DC with a dozen business leaders to advocate for permanent reauthorization and full funding for the critically important conservation program. As Congressional leaders scrambled to tie a bow on 2018, we returned to DC in November with representatives from our Board Advocacy Committee to meet with elected officials from both sides of the aisle to express our support for the passage of a public lands package during the lame duck session.

Public Land 101 The Conservation Alliance took to the road in 2018 to deliver 27 in-person Public Land 101 trainings to member companies across the country. To supplement in-person trainings, The Conservation Alliance hosted six education webinars throughout the year. We presented to more than 800 individuals through these in-person and digital trainings. The training includes both an overview of the public lands system, from its history, to its managers and protections, and a check-list of opportunities for participants to engage in public lands advocacy. To supplement this training, we created an advocacy page on our (conservationalliance.com/advocacy), which houses a three-part Public Lands 101 video series, calls to action, and relevant downloadable resources and updates. Backyard Collective Program

We held Backyard Collective Events in Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Rosa, CA; Vancouver, BC; Seattle, WA; Bend, OR; Portland, OR; Boulder, CO; and Grand Rapids, MI.

The Backyard Collective (BYC) is a stewardship program that brings together outdoor industry employees and Conservation Alliance grantees for a day of environmental action. These events allow us to get out of the office and get our hands dirty; doing good work to preserve and protect the open spaces in our own backyards. The BYC program brings together members of the Conservation Alliance community and illustrates the benefits of conservation efforts and the larger work of The Conservation Alliance. In 2018, 1220 volunteers from 69 member companies participated in on-the-ground volunteer efforts in their local communities, while taking action on behalf of 29 grantees. Together they accomplished an amazing amount of work, including: Santa Barbara, CA: 235 volunteers from six member companies worked with the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade on open space debris removal, tree rescue, trail restoration and residential cleanup of an area devastated by recent mudslides in Montecito, CA. Santa Rosa, CA: 240 volunteers from ten member companies worked with Sonoma County Regional Parks and the Sonoma Country Trails Council to clear trail and fire access routes, establish new trails, build new drain dips, construct of a new rock wall, and remove invasive plants, burnt trees, stumps and brush. Vancouver, BC: 70 volunteers from five member companies worked with North Shore Mountain Biking Association on seven separate work sites, repairing trail and prepping trail for new construction. Seattle, WA: 172 volunteers from 12 member companies worked with Forterra and Me-Kwa-Mooks Park Forest Stewards to mulch and water 700 young trees and clear 25,000 sq ft of invasive weeds. Portland, OR: 250 volunteers from nine member companies worked with Forest Park Conservancy, Hoyt Arboretum, Portland Parks Foundation, Solve, and Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District to rebuild and restored large sections of the Birch and Springville trails in Forest Park, worked on a reroute of the White Pine Trail in Hoyt Arboretum, and — with their finishing touches — opened the trail to the public; spread ten yards of gravel, groomed and tidied the new tread, installed bioswales for drainage, and removed invasive ivy and holly. Boulder, CO: In Colorado, 110 volunteers from 12 member companies partnered with Wildland Restoration Volunteers and the City of Westminster to plant more than 300 native trees and remove invasive species throughout Standley Lake Regional Park. This was the biggest volunteer effort Standley Lake Regional Park has ever hosted. Bend, OR: More than 90 volunteers from ten member companies worked with Meissner Nordic to build a new Nordic ski trail and cleared brush from a large section of already established trail. Grand Rapids, MI: Working with Grand Rapids Whitewater, 50 volunteers from five member companies removed invasive Honeysuckle from approximately two acres of Riverside Park, the city’s largest park with over two miles of Grand River Shoreline. They also cleaned, marked, and inventoried more than 50 storm drains in the Creston Neighborhood, and spread mulch and maintained one of the parks native rain gardens.

Pinnacle Members

The Conservation Alliance announced our new Pinnacle Membership in 2010 to recognize companies that contribute at least $100,000 annually to the organization. CLIF Bar and Company, Columbia Sportswear, KEEN, Inc., Merrell, Patagonia, Inc., REI, and The North Face each give at our highest membership level. Our goal is to increase the amount of funding we can contribute to conservation efforts throughout North America. Our work to protect and defend North America’s wild places has never been more important, and these seven members are showing the leadership we need to safeguard wild lands and rivers for the long term. The Conservation Alliance encourages other members to increase their commitment to the organization, and we expect to announce additional above-and-beyond contributions in 2019.

The Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund

The Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund is a $3.5-million endowment, annual earnings from which provide a permanent source of operational funding for the organization. We direct 100 percent of each member’s annual dues into our fund to support conservation projects. This 100 percent pass-through is great for our members and grantees, but it leaves little to sustain the operational needs of the organization. The Legacy Fund secures a permanent source of funding that allows staff to further refine and improve our core functions, and ensures that conservation is a permanent commitment of the outdoor industry. The Conservation Alliance withdraws earnings from the Legacy Fund annually, directing these monies into our operating fund. This revenue covers a significant portion of our operating expense.

We are grateful to the following donors for their contributions to the Legacy Fund:

Member Companies Individuals & Foundations

adidas Outdoor Conrad Anker , Inc. Anonymous CamelBak Steve & Nona Barker Dansko Tom & Sonya Campion Earth Games Mark Cohen Eastern Mountain Sports George Grabner Filson Gracie Charitable Foundation GoLite Kate Ketschek KEEN, Inc. Dave Knutson Leisure Trends Group Sally McCoy & Rachel Anderson Merrell Peter & Cathy Metcalf Mountain Equipment Co-op Angela & Bill Owen Outdoor Research Lisa Pike-Sheehy Patagonia, Inc. S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Recreational Equipment, Inc. Kirk Richardson Stanley Outdoors Steve Rendle The Forest Group Elizabeth Rudolf The North Face Casey Sheahan Waypoint Outdoor Julie Sterling Bill Werlin Menno van Wyk Doug Walker Gifts in Memory of James Spring Gifts in Memory of Julie Sterling

The Leading Edge is a community of long-time industry leaders who have shown a lifetime of active commitment to conservation and want to ensure that conservation remains a priority for our community of businesses that depend on protected wild places. We launched the Leading Edge Program in 2016 and provides the opportunity for a select group of leaders in the outdoor industry to participate directly in The Conservation Alliance’s efficient and effective conservation efforts. Members of The Leading Edge commit to contributing a minimum of $5,000 annually to The Conservation Alliance for at least three years. We added four member to the Leading Edge in 2018.

We are grateful to the following donors for their commitments to the Leading Edge:

Steve & Nona Barker Sally McCoy & Rachel Anderson Matt Hyde & Lisa Beaudreau Steve & Julie Meineke Peter Metcalf Fred Clark Michael Pfotenhauer & Dianne Wren Deven & Melinda Clemens Steve & Julie Rendle John Connelly Kirk Richardson Adam Forest Casey Sheahan Bill Kulczycki Todd Spaletto Dennis Madsen Jerry Stritzke Rose Marcario Beaver & Pam Theodosakis

Conservation Alliance Members as of December 31, 2018

5DayDeal.com Farm to Feet Mountain Source SAXX Underwear adidas Outdoor / agron inc. Filson Nahanni River Adventures Schoeller Textil USA, Inc adventure journal FjallRaven Nau Sea to Summit Adventure Travel Conservation Fund Footzone of Bend NEMO Equipment, Inc. shār Adventure Travel Trade Association Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd. Nester Hosiery, Inc. Shift Advantage AdventureCORPs, Inc. Founders Brewing Co. New Belgium Brewing Company Sierra Designs AdventureKEEN Fourpoints Bar New Normal Consulting, LLC Slingfin All Good Garmont North America Nikwax Smartwool Corporation Altra Footwear getOutland Nite Ize, Inc. Sorel American Alpine Institute, Ltd. GoLite Brands LLC North Drinkware Sorensen’s Resort Arc’teryx Equipment, a Division of Amer Good To-Go Northwest Rafting Co. Stanley, a brand of PMI Sports Canada Inc. Grabber, Inc. Noto Group Stingray Eyewear ARTA River Trips Grand Union Trading Co., Ltd. Nspire Lighting LLC Stio Backbone Media Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Nuu Muu Sunski Backpacker Magazine GRAYL Nuun Superfeet Worldwide Backpacker’s Pantry, Inc. Great Plains Mountain Stuff Oboz Footwear Switchback Travel bambu Outdoor Greenspace O’Keeffe Consulting Talent Accelerator Belinda Sanda Sales Gregory Mountain Products OLUKAI Teva Ben Moon Photography GSI Outdoors, Inc. Oregon Youth Outreach The Arbor Collective Bergreen Photography GU Energy Labs Osprey Packs The Forest Group Bernzott Capital Advisors Hed Hi Media Outdoor Gear Exchange/Gearx.com The Gear Fix Big Agnes Helinox USA Outdoor Industry Association The Media Grind Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. Helly Hansen Outdoor Project The Mountain Lab Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine High Plains Outdoor Group Outdoor Retailer The North Face Bluesign Technologies Hipcamp Outdoor Specialty Group, LLC The Timberland Company Boco Gear HOWADESIGN Outdoor Sports Marketing, Inc. The Whiting Group Bonfire Studios Hydro Flask OutdoorIndustryJobs.com The ZaneRay Group Bronwen Jewelry Idaho River Adventures OutsideIN Therm-a-Rest Brook Hopper Consulting Indigitous, LLC Pachner & Associates, LLC Insurance Thule, Inc. Brooks Sports Injinji, Inc. Brokers & Consultants Toad&Co Broudy Donohue Photography IPA Connect Pacific Overlander Topo Athletic Browne Accounting LLC JAM Media Collective Patagonia, Inc. Trail Butter Cairn JanSport Peak Design Treasure Mountain Inn Camber Outdoors Jaybird Sport Perpetual Motion NW Ultimate Direction CamelBak Products, LLC Jimmy Chin Photography Peter McBride Productions Uncage the Soul Productions Canada Goose Juniper Ridge, LLC Foundation Under Armour Cascade Financial Strategies Jurgen Project Picky Bars Under Solen Media CGPR Public Relations Justin Bailie Photography Pinnacle Outdoor Group Ursack Chaco, Inc. Kahtoola Point6 Vasque Channel Signal KEEN, Inc. Polartec Velocio Apparel Clif Bar & Company Kelty, Inc. Powers Sales Group Verde Brand Communications College Outside Kiitella, Inc. prAna Vibram Corporation Columbia Sportswear Company Klean Kanteen Press Forward PR Virasana Productions, LLC Crux Fermentation Project Kodiiac Pure Project Visit Bend Darn Tough Vermont Quick Feat International W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Deschutes Brewery Last Exit Goods Race SLO Waypoint Outdoor Dongah Aluminum (DAC) LifeStraw Recreational Equipment, Inc. Wild Places, LLC Dong-in Entech Mammut Red Truck Beer Wildland Policy Institute Downlite Marmot Mountain, LLC Revolution House Media Wildland Trekking Company Duct Tape Then Beer MercuryCSC Rising Tide Associates Wonderland Expeditions Eagle Creek Travel Gear Merrell Roots Rated Woods Wheatcroft Photography Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc. MiiR Royal Robbins Yakima EARTHWELL Moosejaw Ruffwear, Inc. Yeti Coolers eco-x Sports, Inc. Mountain Equipment Co-op Runner Girl Races, LLC YoungOne Elevation Beer Co. Mountain Hardwear, Inc. RYGR Zappos Elevation Outdoors Magazine Mountain Khakis Salomon Zephyr Adventures Everest Textile CO., Ltd. Mountain Lake Marketing, Ltd. Sanitas Sales Group Zumiez, Inc. Exped - MSR Saucony

2018 Board of Directors

Hans Cole Arne Arens, The North Face Patagonia, Inc. , Superfeet CHAIR Linda Balfour PO Box 1275 Joe Craig Amy Beck, Waypoint Outdoor Bend, Oregon 97709 Columbia Sportswear Tracy Brunz, REI 925 NW Wall Street, Suite 202 VICE CHAIR Bend, Oregon 97703 Peter Metcalf Eric Greene, Kelty, Inc. Wildlands Policy Institute (541)389-2424 Michael LaLonde, Deschutes Brewery VICE CHAIR Tyler LaMotte, KEEN Footwear www.conservationalliance.com Deven Clemens Clif Bar & Co. Kate Larramendy, Toad & Co. TREASURER / SECRETARY Mary Robbs, The Forest Group Strick Walker, Merrell Staff

John Sterling Serena Bishop Gordon EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Josie Norris Kirsten Blackburn PROGRAM MANAGER PROGRAM MANAGER