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Wilderness Vigil
Americans Benefit from Elders’ Conservation Efforts
Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a nonprofit, public lands organization based in Durango, Colo- rado, leverages the voices and activism of elders to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands. The group’s forte is raising
public awareness of the importance of wilderness and alerting the public to inappropriate development and management decisions affecting it. When its members talk with the conviction of life experience, people tend to listen, says Veronica Egan, executive director since 1992.
Established in 1989 on the 25th anniversary of the federal Wilderness Act, these old broads are on a mission to preserve public lands, the places they love to hike, for their grandchildren. Broads in 22 local chapters, or Broad- bands, in 18 states join with other environmental groups to preserve national forests, grasslands, monuments and parks. Most of the land they monitor is in the American West, with its vast roadless areas. The most common impacts are on archaeological sites and riparian lands that contain irreplaceable biological diversity. The women are vigilant about monitoring, documenting and report- ing unauthorized activities.
Wally White, a county commissioner of La Plata, Colorado, considers Egan’s work “unsurpassed.” She reminds him of the tradition of Native Ameri- cans, who have always relied on elders for guidance and leadership.
For more information visit
GreatOldBroads.org.
Green Royals
Long Live the Green Ruling Families Around the World
Grist.org has posted its picks for rulers who are leveraging “their media mag- netism and sover- eign sway to draw attention to a vari- ety of eco-causes.” These leaders are helping to green their homelands, counter climate change and make sure the cake we’re eating is organic, too. Initiatives range from support for healthy ocean, rainforest and wildlife populations to sustainable energies to high-quality food, water and air. Royals leading the way include: Prince Charles of England; Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan; Prince Albert II of Monaco; Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco; Princess Taka- mado of Japan; Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand; Prince Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan; Queen Elizabeth II of England; Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand; and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden.
For more information visit
Grist.org and search “10 green royals.”
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