Our Mission

Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a national grassroots organization, led by women, that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands.

Conceived by older women who love wilderness, Broads gives voice to the millions of Americans who want to protect their public lands as Wilderness for this and future generations.

As a women led organization, we bring knowledge, leadership, and humor to the conservation movement to protect our last wild places on earth.

Vision:

Wild public lands are treasured for their intrinsic values and protected for current and future generations.

Values Statement:

Wilderness and public lands are for everyone; they are the heritage of all and a gift to future generations. Wild places, once destroyed, may be gone forever.

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Our Strategic Plan

We value:

  • National public lands and waters
  • The spirit and intent of national conservation legislation such as the Wilderness Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and Antiquities Act
  • Sound science as a basis for informed decisions
  • Being bold, courageous, and fearless in defense of wild lands
  • Humor, grace, common sense, and passion
  • Openness to all perspectives, encouraging dialogue to resolve conflicts
  • Expanding racial, cultural, and gender diversity in the conservation movement
  • Broadness as a state of mind

Our headquarters
in Durango, Colorado
is 100% solar powered.