Great Old Broads

Press/Media

For our friends in the media, here’s a quick description of Broads and postings of media alerts.

Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a national wilderness advocacy organization that uses the voices and activism of elders (mostly ladies of a certain age) to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands. We give voice to the millions of older Americans who want to see our wild lands protected for our children and grandchildren. Using the wisdom of our years, grace, and humor, our forte is raising public awareness for the importance of wilderness and roadless wild lands, and alerting the public to inappropriate development and management decisions.

  • Threatening Posters in San Juan County, UT “Wanted Dead or Alive,” says the poster. It goes on to say that Great Old Broads are not allowed in San Juan County by order of the BLM and the Sheriff’s Office, which is a lie. Both agencies deny any role in the poster’s appearance. A group that included Rose Chilcoat of Great Old Broads ...
  • Obama Administration Refuses to Reform Public-lands Grazing Fee Tucson, Ariz. – After a lengthy delay, five conservation organizations finally received an answer today from the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture concerning the artificially low fee federal agencies charge for livestock grazing on public lands. Claiming higher priorities, both agencies declined to address the outdated grazing fee formula. The government’s response was prompted ...
  • Broads welcomes Silbert as new Executive Director After 10 years under Veronica Egan’s leadership, the Great Old Broads for Wilderness hired Shelley Silbert as its new Executive Director. Egan took a step back into semi-retirement and Broads search led it into the experienced and capable hands of another Great Old Broad. Silbert assumed the lead shortly after the first of the year ...