Page semi-protected

Tracy Stone-Manning

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tracy Stone-Manning
Director of the Bureau of Land Management
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingNada Wolff Culver (acting)
Director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
In office
January 2013 – November 2014
GovernorSteve Bullock
Personal details
Born
Tracy Stone

(1965-09-18) September 18, 1965 (age 55)
Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse(s)Richard Manning
ResidenceMissoula, Montana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
University of Montana (MS)

Tracy Stone-Manning (born September 18, 1965)[1] is an American environmental policy advisor. In 2021, she was nominated to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Biden administration.

Early life and education

Stone-Manning was born in Springfield, Virginia.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television, and film from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science in environmental studies from the University of Montana.[3]

Career

From 1999 to 2006, Stone-Manning was the director of the Clark Fork Coalition, an environmental protection organization based in Missoula, Montana. She then joined the U.S. Senate office of Jon Tester, serving as his regional director from 2007 to 2012 and acting state staff director and senior advisor in 2012.[4]

From January 2013 to November 2014, Stone-Manning served as the director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. From November 2014 to December 2017, she was the chief of staff for Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Since 2017, Stone-Manning has worked for the National Wildlife Federation, first as associate vice president for public lands and then as a senior advisor for conservation policy.[5][6]

During Senate confirmation hearings in 2021, she was criticized by Wyoming senator John Barasso over a letter she wrote in 1989 warning against logging in "Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest" due to tree spiking.[7] In a 1993 federal court testimony, Stone-Manning admitted that she had retyped, edited and mailed an anonymous warning letter on behalf of an activist who participated in the tree spiking. Tree spiking is an eco-terrorism tactic used to deter logging by rendering a tree dangerous to cut, either by a lumberjack, or in a sawmill. She later received prosecutorial immunity in order to testify against the activist. The activist was found guilty and sentenced to 17 months in prison.[8]

On July 27, 2021, the United States Senate voted 50–49 on the motion to discharge her nomination from the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.[9] Her nomination is pending before the full Senate.

Personal life

In 2021, Stone-Manning lived in Missoula, Montana with her husband, author and journalist Richard Manning.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Bio Box". The Montana Standard. December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Who is Montana's Tracy Stone-Manning". Big Sky Words. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "NWF Taps Montana Governor's Top Aide to Lead Public Lands Program". National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "NBC Montana: Tester reacts to report of Tracy Stone-Manning nomination to direct BLM". www.tester.senate.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Jacob Fischler. "Montana's Tracy Stone-Manning tapped to lead BLM". Agweek. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Matthew Brown (June 11, 2021). "Biden nominee linked to 1989 sabotage draws Republican ire". Associated Press. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Richardson, Valerie (June 20, 2021). "Obama BLM director: Tracy Stone-Manning should withdraw over tree-spiking incident". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "On the Motion to Discharge (Motion to Discharge: Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. July 27, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Who is Montana's Tracy Stone-Manning". Big Sky Words. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
Retrieved from ""