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Lura Matthews Hired as BLM Colorado Service First Coordinator (06-06-12)
LAKEWOOD— The Bureau of Land Management welcomes Lura Matthews as the Service First Coordinator for the Colorado State Office.
“We look forward to Lura’s arrival and welcome her to BLM Colorado,” said Helen Hankins, BLM Colorado State Director. “Lura’s experience cultivating relationships with other government agencies and partners will translate well to Colorado’s Service First program.”
Prior to joining the BLM, Matthews was a program analyst with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She led the EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites initiative. Matthews began her career at EPA in 2006 as a Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. She has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lawrence University.
“I’m excited to be joining BLM Colorado and moving to Denver,” said Matthews.
In her free time, you will find Matthews rock climbing, whitewater canoeing and generally enjoying the mountains.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. 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. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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