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

    [caption id="attachment_3164" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Poster found attached to signs at the trail head to Recapture Wash and on road signs in San Juan County, Utah, in December 2010."][/caption] "Wanted Dead or Alive," says the poster...

  • 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 l...