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Links to companies and organizations whose products and services
we value, rely on, and recommend:
Backcountry Footwear
Daypacks & Backpacks
Trekking Poles
Tents & Sleeping Bags
Backcountry Clothing
Backcountry Eyewear
Backcountry Gear
Cascade Designs & Mountain Safety Research (MSR)
Backcountry Water Treatment
Backcountry Nutrition
Backcountry Maps
Backcountry Gear Sources
Athletic Recovery
Precision Spinal & Wellness Centre
Photography
Outdoor Magazines
Cycling
Frontcountry Equipment
Tourism
Canmore & Bow Valley B&B Association
National & Provincial Parks
Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier
Conservation
One Percent for the Planet
1% is a growing, global movement of companies donating 1% of their sales to a vast network of environmental organizations worldwide.
Bullfrog Power
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
CPAWS is Canada's only national, non-profit organization devoted exclusively to protecting Canada's wilderness heritage.
David Suzuki Foundation
DSF seeks to protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life. They work with government, business and individuals to conserve our environment by providing science-based education, advocacy and policy work, and acting as a catalyst for social change.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a global organization seeking to (1) protect biodiversity in all its forms, (2) prevent pollution (air, land, ocean, fresh water), (3) end all nuclear threats, and
(4) promote disarmament, non-violence, and peace. To achieve these goals, Greenpeace challenges government and industry to halt harmful practices by negotiating solutions, conducting scientific research, introducing clean alternatives, carrying out peaceful acts of civil disobedience, and educating and engaging the public.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
SUWA works to preserve the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and to manage these lands in their natural state.
The Get Bear Smart Society
A North American collaboration working to create a paradigm shift in people's attitudes toward bears. The goal of GBS is to enable bears and people to coexist in harmony.
The Nature Conservancy
TNC works with communities and businesses to purchase wild lands and thereby forever protect them from development. They've saved hundreds of millions of acres.
Sierra Club
One of the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organizations, the Sierra Club comprises millions of people working together to protect communities, wildlife, wilderness, and the planet.
Utah Wilderness Coalition
UWC seeks to protect all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness-quality lands in Utah as wilderness.
Washington Trails Association
WTA is the voice for hikers in Washington state. They believe hiking trails are our primary link to wilderness. So they work to protect trails as well as the wilderness itself. They also organize volunteer trail-maintenence, and promote hiking as a fun, healthy way to explore the outdoors.
Western Canada Wilderness Committee
Canada's largest membership-based, citizen-funded wilderness protection group. Their mission is to protect Canada's biodiversity through strategic research and grassroots public education.
Union of Concerned Scientists
UCS is the leading science-based nonprofit group working for a healthy environment and a safer world. They combine independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.