Great Old Broads
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2016 Woman of the Year: Alice Elshoff

Educator and conservationist protecting Oregon’s natural treasures
Brian Jennings

As co-founder of Friends of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Alice Elshoff’s patience with the armed occupation near Burns unraveled on Jan. 9. She had patiently watched the armed takeover of the 188,000-acre preserve, admitting that she didn’t take it seriously at first. On that early Saturday in January, however, all that changed. She fired […]

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Taking a Stand for Wilderness

Central Oregon’s Great Old Broads
Brian Jennings

In some social circles the term “great old broads” might be considered offensive. However, the Great Old Broads for Wilderness are proud of the label. The organization was formed in 1989 as a protest to Utah Sen. Orin Hatch who opposed a wilderness proposal in his state, declaring that wilderness is inaccessible to the elderly […]

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Bullies Go Home!

Great Old Broads for Wilderness rally for public lands
Brian Jennings

Local members of the group Great Old Broads for Wilderness joined to send a strong message to the armed occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, south of Burns in Harney County on Friday. They called them bullies and demanded that they leave the refuge. They also demanded prosecution of the occupiers for confiscation of […]

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