WHAT IS A BROADBAND?

Broadbands are local ad hoc groups that form around a particular local issue within the scope of Great Old Broads' mission statement. They are Broads' version of chapters and their focus is on protecting wilderness-quality public lands from grazing, off-highway vehicle activity, and oil and gas exploration and drilling through education, advocacy, and volunteer projects.

We also specialize in having fun! This means Broadbands get together just to socialize, hike, and enjoy the wilderness we work to protect. We believe that staying connected with other Broads and The Land in a fun way leads to stronger Broadbands and advocates. Even if there isn't an urgent local issue at the moment, an occasional get-together with other Broads cements the ties and makes a "force to be reckoned with" when local Wilderness or wild lands need our help.

Joining a Broadband in your area is a great way to meet other Broads and to get involved in local or regional issues that are important to you. Scroll through the list of Broadbands to find out if there's one in your area. If there’s not a Broadband in your area and you’d like to start one, please contact us! We’d love to help you get a group going.

Broadband Leader Position Description

Broads offers training to new leaders in the form of Broadband Leader Boot Camps. Participants are trained in grassroots organization, communication, lobbying skills, wilderness history, documentation of on-the-ground abuses, and Broads positions on issues such as grazing, off-road vehicles, and oil, gas, and mineral development.  Details for the 2011 Boot Camp are yet to be determined but Broads can apply for a spot by filling out the Application at www.greatoldbroads.org/boot_camp_ap.php

Broadband Liaison: Rose Chilcoat, e-mail rose@greatoldbroads.org, or call 970-385-9577