Mollie H. Beattie (April 27, 1947 – June 27, 1996) was an American conservationist and government official who served as director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

[3][4] From September 10, 1993, to June 5, 1996, she served as the first female director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

They worked together to clear land and build a solar-powered house where they lived together in Grafton, VT. She died from brain cancer following a year-long struggle on June 27, 1996, in Townshend, Vermont.

[12] President Bill Clinton wrote, "Under this legislation, Mollie Beattie's name will be forever associated with one of the most wild and beautiful places on this planet, the Brooks Range of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Mollie worked tirelessly, even as her health was failing, to keep these places wild for the benefit of Americans today and for those who will follow us.