Tracy Stone-Manning

Tracy Stone-Manning 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. She lives in Washington D.C. and Montana.

Articles

April 20th 2026

Dismantling the U.S. Forest Service harms public lands and communities

By Tracy Stone-Manning

When I led the Bureau of Land Management under President Biden, the hardest part of my job was reassembling the…

San Isabel National Forest, Nathrop, Colorado, Dave Marston photo

August 18th 2025

The West is on fire as Washington fans the flames

By Tracy Stone-Manning

This summer, millions of Americans are hiking, camping, fishing and making lifelong memories in our national parks, forests and other…

May 5th 2025

Public lands are a national treasure and must not be sold

By Tracy Stone-Manning

Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have—a billionaire and a…

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