Tracy Stone-Manning
{{Short description|American policy advisor (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tracy Stone-Manning
| image = Tracy Stone-Manning, BLM Director (cropped).jpg
| office = Director of the Bureau of Land Management
| term_start = October 27, 2021
| term_end = January 20, 2025
| predecessor = Neil Kornze
| successor = TBC
| president = Joe Biden
| office1 = Director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
| term_start1 = January 2013
| term_end1 = November 2014
| governor1 = Steve Bullock
| predecessor1 = Richard Opper
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_name = Tracy Stone
| birth_place = Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
| education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
University of Montana (MS)
| residence = Missoula, Montana, U.S.
| spouse = Richard Manning
}}
Tracy Stone-Manning (born 1965){{cite web |url=https://mtstandard.com/bio-box/article_5232430c-4620-11e2-8f69-001a4bcf887a.html |title=Bio Box |date=December 14, 2012 |accessdate=July 19, 2021 |work=The Montana Standard |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720014936/https://mtstandard.com/bio-box/article_5232430c-4620-11e2-8f69-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live }} is an American environmental policy advisor who served as the director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025.
Stone-Manning is the President of The Wilderness Society.
Early life and education
Stone-Manning was born in Springfield, Virginia.{{Cite web|title=Who is Montana's Tracy Stone-Manning|url=http://www.bigskywords.com/2/post/2016/04/who-is-montanas-tracy-stone-manning.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Big Sky Words|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|title=NWF Taps Montana Governor's Top Aide to Lead Public Lands Program|url=https://www.nwf.org/Home/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2017/9-14-2017-Stone-Manning-Leads-Public-Lands|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=National Wildlife Federation|language=en}}
Career
From 1999 to 2006, Stone-Manning was the director of the Clark Fork Coalition, an environmental protection organization based in Missoula, Montana. She 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.{{Cite web|title=NBC Montana: Tester reacts to report of Tracy Stone-Manning nomination to direct BLM|url=https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=news&id=8254|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=www.tester.senate.gov|language=en|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507170904/https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=news&id=8254|url-status=live}}
Upon taking office, Governor Steve Bullock appointed Stone-Manning to succeed Richard Opper as director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. From January 2013 to November 2014, Stone-Manning served as the director. From November 2014 to December 2017, she was the chief of staff for Montana Governor 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.{{Cite news|last=Fischler|first=Jacob|title=Montana's Tracy Stone-Manning tapped to lead BLM|url=https://www.agweek.com/news/government-and-politics/6985928-Montana%E2%80%99s-Tracy-Stone-Manning-tapped-to-lead-BLM|access-date=April 22, 2021|work=Agweek|language=en|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422233620/https://www.agweek.com/news/government-and-politics/6985928-Montana%E2%80%99s-Tracy-Stone-Manning-tapped-to-lead-BLM|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2021|title=President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/president-biden-announces-12-key-climate-and-infrastructure-administration-nominations/|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=The White House|language=en-US|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134426/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/president-biden-announces-12-key-climate-and-infrastructure-administration-nominations/|url-status=live}}
As of March 2025, Tracy is the President of The Wilderness Society.
=Directorship of Bureau of Land Management=
President Joe Biden nominated Stone-Manning for director of the Bureau of Land Management on April 22, 2021.{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Edward|date=2021-04-15|title=Biden Expected To Nominate Tracy Stone-Manning As BLM Lead|url=https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2021-04-14/biden-expected-to-nominate-tracy-stone-manning-as-blm-lead|access-date=2021-10-29|work=Montana Public Radio|language=en|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029223702/https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2021-04-14/biden-expected-to-nominate-tracy-stone-manning-as-blm-lead|url-status=live}} Hearings on her nomination were held on June 8, 2021. The committee deadlocked on her nomination on July 22, 2021, forcing the entire Senate to discharge the nomination. 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.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2021 |title=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) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00280 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C. |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729220547/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00280 |url-status=live }} On September 30, 2021, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 50–45.{{Cite news|last=D'Angelo|first=Chris|date=2021-09-30|title=Tracy Stone-Manning Confirmed As Biden's Public Lands Chief|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tracy-stone-manning-confirmed-bureau-of-land-mananagement_n_61004395e4b0d3b589778ab3|access-date=2021-10-01|work=HuffPost|language=en|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001024756/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tracy-stone-manning-confirmed-bureau-of-land-mananagement_n_61004395e4b0d3b589778ab3|url-status=live}} Those who had voted against her were uniformly Republican; some stated that her earlier connection to what they said was "eco-terrorism" was disqualifying.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Matthew|date=June 11, 2021|title=Biden nominee linked to 1989 sabotage draws Republican ire|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-nominees-1989-logging-sabotage-205112113.html|accessdate=June 12, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612032106/https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-nominees-1989-logging-sabotage-205112113.html|url-status=live}}
She started work on October 7, 2021, and was sworn in on October 27.{{cite news|url=https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/10/21/stone-manning-biden-public-lands-building-bridges/|title=Biden's new public lands chief faced with building bridges after confirmation battle|last=Fischler|first=Jacob|date=2021-10-21|work=Colorado Newsline|access-date=2021-10-23|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023161916/https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/10/21/stone-manning-biden-public-lands-building-bridges/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/tracy-stone-manning-sworn-director-bureau-land-management|title=Tracy Stone-Manning Sworn In as Director of the Bureau of Land Management|date=2021-10-27|publisher=United States Department of the Interior|access-date=2021-11-02|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027203343/https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/tracy-stone-manning-sworn-director-bureau-land-management|url-status=live}}
Environmental activism
In 1989, a friend of Stone-Manning's, and fellow environmental activist, was involved in tree spiking in Idaho's Clearwater National Forest. Tree spiking is a tactic used to deter logging by rendering a tree dangerous to cut, either by a lumberjack or in a sawmill, and is considered an act of eco-terrorism. At the friend's behest, Stone-Manning wrote an anonymous, profanity-laced letter to federal officials, informing them of the tree spiking and warning that "a lot of people could get hurt" if logging were to continue. In her 1993 federal court testimony, Stone-Manning admitted that she had retyped, edited, and mailed the letter. She received prosecutorial immunity in order to testify against the activist. The activist was found guilty and sentenced to 17 months in prison.
Personal life
Stone-Manning is married to Richard Manning, an environmental author and journalist. As of 2021, she lives in Missoula, Montana.{{r|BSW}}
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