Susan Tixier

Susan Tixier was a longtime forest and wilderness advocate who served as Executive Director for Forest Guardians, Colorado Environmental Coalition, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness. In 1989, Susan founded Great Old Broads while she was living in southern Utah. Since then, the Durango-based organization matured into a national conservation group, as the Great Old Broads grew from an informal hiking group into 36 chapters with 5,200 members and supporters. Susan led the nonprofit as executive director from 1989 through 2000. During her career, she also helped found the New Mexico Environmental Legal Center, Western Lands Advocates and WildEarth Guardians.

Susan died in 2015.