Paying “rent” to Mother Nature: The Great Old Broads for Wilderness

"Activism is my rent for living on this planet."  -Alice Walker

In this second entry in my series on "Paying 'rent' to Mother Nature", I want to acknowledge an incredible women's organization that is truly paying their rent.

Great Old Broads for Wilderness boasts twenty years of ageless advocacy. Based in Durango, Colorado, Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a non-profit public lands organization that uses the voices and activism of elders to preserve and protect wilderness and wildlands.

This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2010.