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Photos, video, and Broads in the news … Here you’ll find the face of Broads working, playing, and pressing for the protection of wild public land. This could turn out to be a favorite page of yours. It’s already one of mine.

No environmental regulations in this House

The Boulder Weekly interviewed ED Ronni Egan for their story on the anti-environment vote record of the Republicans in the 112th Congress. by Elizabeth Miller Though Congress this year may be better known as the session that failed to accomplish anything, a report commissioned by three ranking members of the House shows this year’s collection…

Durango Magazine Winter/Spring 2011/2012

The Durango Magazine chose Ronni as its La Plata Local for its 2011/2012 edition. We’re very pleased. Durango Magazine Winter/Spring 2011/2012.

Great Old Broads push for San Juan Mountains Wilderness - Ouray News

By Samantha Wright Over 40 women of a certain age from across the country gathered in Ouray County last weekend for a “Broad-Walk” event sponsored by the wilderness advocacy group Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The Broads are a national non-profit membership organization based in Durango, that uses the voices and activism of elders to…

Reopen ATV trail, protesting riders say | The Salt Lake Tribune

Monticello • Four-wheelers, dirt bikes and Jeeps rumbled up Main Street to a protest rally outside federal land managers’ offices here Saturday, where about 200 riders dismounted and cheered speakers demanding motorized access to Recapture Canyon and other parts of San Juan County. Once there they met a quiet counterprotest by about 20 members and…

Some in southwestern Colorado want forest plan axed | GJSentinel.com

The Grand Junction Sentinel got in touch with Executive Director Ronni Egan for her comments on an anti-government movement in the southwest part of Colorado that objects to a Forest Travel Plan (or, it seems, any and all forest travel plans). By Gary Harmon Saturday, March 26, 2011 DOLORES — A “spiderweb” of trails and…

County lands in feud with Forest Service - The Denver Post

The Denver Post caught up with Executive Director Ronni Egan for a few comments on the hubbub over Forest Travel Plans in southwest Colorado. Some see the road closures in southwest Colorado as federal encroachment. By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post CORTEZ — Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell is waiting for his conscience to tell…

Who are the Real Mama Grizzlies?

The Wilderness Society tells us who the REAL Mama Grizzlies of the conservation community are. Ronni Egan, our own Executive Director, takes her humble place beside the great women of conservation. Who are the Real Mama Grizzlies? Read our profiles of women conservation heroines | The Wilderness Society.

Only the beginning in Recapture Wash | The Salt Lake Tribune

Only the beginning in Recapture Wash | The Salt Lake Tribune. By ANDREW GULLIFORD First published Feb 05 2011 01:01AM Updated Feb 8, 2011 05:29PM Justice has been served. Last month two Blanding men received $35,000 in fines for building an illegal ATV trail on BLM land in Recapture Wash just east of Blanding. Their…

An illegal trail | The Salt Lake Tribune

An illegal trail | The Salt Lake Tribune. First published Feb 15 2011 01:01AM Updated Feb 15, 2011 01:01AM If the Bureau of Land Management allows San Juan County to legitimize an illegal all-terrain-vehicle trail in Recapture Canyon, it might as well give up even a pretense of enforcing protections for scenic and archaeological treasures…

Utah men fined for illegal trail construction in Recapture Canyon

Serious enforcement of regulations on our public lands has always been part of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness mission. We are pleased to report that, after five years of work on this issue by Broads staff and volunteers, on January 22, two Blanding, Utah men were fined $35,000 and placed on years of probation…