BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR-11-9
For release: April 4, 2011
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BLM Selects New Spokane District Manager
Portland, Ore. – Today, Ed Shepard, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon and
Washington State Director, announced the selection of Daniel Picard as the new Spokane District
Manager. Picard will be returning to the Pacific Northwest from Utah where he has been serving
as the Superintendent for the Uintah and Ouray Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since
December 2007.
“Daniel has extensive natural resource management background,” said Ed Shepard, BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director. “Daniel will be coming to the Spokane District with two
decades of service with the Nez Perce Tribe and the Bureau of Indian Affairs working on water
rights, dam safety, FERC relicensing, cultural resource protection, fisheries management, and oil
and gas leasing.
"I'm very excited and looking forward to returning to the Pacific Northwest and working with the
Spokane District staff, community, and the State’s unique resources," said the new BLM Spokane
District Manager, Daniel Picard. The Spokane District Manager serves as the line manager and
advises the State Director on policies and programs pertinent to the Spokane District as they
relate to the management of natural resources on public lands.
The majority of 424,000 acres of BLM public lands in Washington are east of the Cascade crest
in the central Columbia Basin and in the highlands of northeastern Washington along the
Canadian border. In addition, public lands are found in northern Puget Sound, north of Seattle in
San Juan County, which are managed for their ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern)
values. A full range of habitats are found on the public lands in Washington and include the
maritime Puget Sound lowlands, the central Columbia Basin sagebrush regime, many riparian
zones, and the coniferous forest and sub-alpine areas of northeast Washington. Within the District
boundary there are also large areas of private land, and other Federal and State lands.
“Daniel’s academic background, tribal work, and partnership-building skills will serve him well
in working with stakeholders associated with key Spokane District resources and programs, such
as the San Juan area,” continued Shepard.
Picard has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Juris Doctor awarded by the
University of Idaho and comes to the BLM with an extensive background in natural resource
management. After nine years as a tribal representative with the Nez Perce Tribe and two years
in the academic sector, Picard joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in May 2001 as a Water Rights
Specialist in the Washington Office. He then served as a Natural Resources Officer in the
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Pacific Northwest before being selected as the Superintendent for the Northern Idaho Agency
and then Superintendent for the Pine Ridge Agency.
Additional information about the BLM’s Spokane District and its programs is available online at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/index.php
About the BLM: The BLM manages 245 million acres of public land known as the National System of Public
Lands. The lands are primarily located in 12 Western states, including 75 million acres in Alaska. With a
budget of about $1 billion, the bureau also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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