"At no time did either of us do anything to harass or endanger livestock and livestock had full access to water at all times," Chilcoat wrote on a web page set up to raise money for her and Franklin's legal defense. "I stand up for what I believe in, for clean air and water, healthy lands, and permanent protections for the public lands that belong to all Americans  not just the local community that would prefer to use and abuse the land for their personal gain."