A Conservationist’s Suicide

Note: The original newspaper account is still available in the LA Times archives for a fee. It was accompanied by photographs. It appeared on the front page of the Saturday edition. It was the first real coverage of Marlene’s suicide, except for a short paragraph in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, and tributes in environmental [...]

To Die on the Plain

Please sign the petition for the Sec. of the Interior to release the full report in Marlene Braun’s death. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/JusticeforMarleneBraun
This is reprinted from the San Luis Obispo New Times, Nov., 2005:
To Die On The Plain
Marlene Braun envisioned the dawning of a new day at the Carrizo Plain, but she never lived to see it
BY [...]

A Record Breaking Bird-a-Thon

Marlene was an avid bird watcher. Reprinted from The Artic Warbler, July, 1998:
A Record-Breaking Birdathon
The 1998 Farthest North Birdathon was a tremendous success, with more than 70 people from Fairbanks, North Pole, Paxson and Nenana taking part. Routes covered many parts of the state, including Valdez, Seward, Nenana, Delta and the Dalton Highway. The “Quill [...]

BLM Names New Manager for Carrizo Plain National Monument

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: 1-22-02 CCal-02-17
Contact: Larry Mercer(661) 391-6010 or Marlene Braun(661) 391-6119

BLM Names New Manager for Carrizo Plain National Monument
Marlene Braun loves wide open spaces so she feels right at home on the Carrizo Plain. The new manager of the Carrizo Plain [...]

Sad Guardian of the Carrizo Plain

What follows is a tribute to Marlene Braun printed in August, 2005. Since that time a new monument manager has been appointed, Johna Hurl. (See comments below). http://www.achangeinthewind.com/2005/08/the_sad_guardia.htm (Reprinted)

One of the many lies spread about environmentalists is that they want to save wild lands, endangered species, and natural beauty because they want it exclusively [...]