Dwight and Steven Hammond were convicted in 2012 of intentionally and maliciously setting fires on public lands.

The small group of armed anti-government activists occupying a remote U.S. wildlife preserve in Oregon's high desert gave visitors free access to the snowy site Monday, allowing some local residents and ranchers in to satisfy their curiosity or show support.

Armed anti-government protesters occupied a building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon on Saturday protesting the perceived oppressive management of rural public land by the federal government.