I've worked with tracy for a long time. She's a pragmatic, thoughtful leader. Trying to dig up dirt like this is proof that her vetting was clean & there's no deal-breaker other than she's not a Republican.
Here's a few of her accomplishments:
1.) As Executive Director of the Clark Fork Coalition, she led the effort to remove Milltown Dam & rejoin the Clark Fork & Blackfoot for better fish migration and spawning habitat for 2 native fish species, Westslope Cutthroat & Bull Trout.
2.) As Tester's state-based conservation staff, she was one of the first to see the need for a congressional action to help delist wolves in MT & ID. Her insistance and perseverence is why they are delisted to a great extent.She also pushed hard for the passage of the Rocky Mtn Front Heritage Act in 2012, which led to the protection of a huge chunk of wildlife habitat both in Big W Wilderness & a new Conservation Management Area. She also was at the vanguard of working on LWCF to get permanent reauthorization & full funding.
3.) As Bullock's Chief of Staff, she was instrumental in pushing back against the MT Legislature's push to transfer & sell public land, as well as being in the mix on issues such as Habitat Montana (Access) and Good Neighbor Authority (cutting trees for habitat & better WUI firefighting abilities).
4.) At the National Wildlife Federation, she led the effort to oust William Perry Pendley who was illegally placed, and push back against opening 64 million acres of critical wildlife habitat to oil & gas development without strong developmental sidebars (mitigation, restoration, etc). She also worked to get better budgets for our wildlife & public land managers, fight against the Pebble Mine, stop development of ANWRT, pursue better conservation outcomes across the swath of public lands in terms of wildlife management & increased budgets to restore public lands and eliminate weeds, etc.
5.) She's a damned good hunter and usually puts an elk or couple of deer in the freezer every year.
6.) She'll be a great leader at the BLM.
