BLM names new Alaska state director
Bud Cribley has been named the Bureau of Land Management’s new Alaska state director.
BLM Director Bob Abbey announced the appointment Sept. 7, along with new state directors in Montana and Idaho.
BLM said all three positions became vacant when the incumbents retired; reporting dates have not yet been determined.
“These three outstanding land managers bring decades of experience, including proven management skills, to their new positions. I’m delighted that they have accepted new professional opportunities,” Abbey said.
Cribley joined BLM in 1975 as a range and conservation technician in the Arizona strip district. Since then he has held several position with BLM in Montana and Colorado.
Cribley currently serves as deputy assistant director for renewable resources and planning in BLM’s headquarters office. Before moving to Washington, he was assistant district manager for the Winnemucca district in Nevada. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1997 as senior specialist with the wild horse and burro program; he later headed up the Rangeland Resources Division. In 2006 he served as acting state director in Idaho, before returning to Washington as deputy assistant director for renewable resources and planning.
Cribley holds a B.S. in forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He enjoys hunting and fishing and looks forward to returning to those activities in Alaska.
Cribley currently lives in northern Virginia with his wife, Karen, and has three daughters and one granddaughter.
—Petroleum News
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