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BLM Utah’s Jennifer Jones Named River Manager of the Year

Jennifer Jones posing with River Manager of the Year AwardSalt Lake City, UT - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Office is proud to announce that Jennifer Jones, an Outdoor Recreation Planner in the BLM Moab Field Office, was honored by the River Management Society as the 2012 River Manager of the Year.  The River Management Society is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to support those who study, protect, and manage North America’s rivers.  Rebecca Wodder, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, presented Jones with the award at the River Management Society Symposium in Asheville, North Carolina.   

Jones is responsible for managing recreational access to the Colorado and Dolores rivers, which are enjoyed by over 500,000 public land visitors every year.  In addition to managing an intensive river program, Jones coordinates a cadre of volunteers who remove invasive vegetation and re-introduce native riparian plants.  She has been instrumental in developing a pilot program that aims to increase recreational river access to disabled veterans, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations.  Jones also provides national-level leadership by traveling across the western United States to train BLM staff on recreational permitting.        
 
Jones and the rest of Utah BLM’s Recreation and Visitor Services Program regularly work with a wide variety of partners to provide the public with safe and high quality river recreation opportunities, including volunteers, permitted river guides and outfitters, local law enforcement agencies, Utah State Parks, the National Park Service, and the Utah Guides and Outfitters Association. 
 

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The BLM manages nearly 22.9 million acres of public lands in Utah, representing about 42 percent of the state. Located mostly in western and southeastern Utah, these lands are varied, ranging from rolling uplands to sprawling desert lowlands. Utah’s public lands feature some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, from the snow-capped peaks of remote mountain ranges to colorful red-rock canyons.

The BLM’s first national monument is also located on public lands in Utah. Situated in beautiful red-rock country, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument encompasses nearly 1.9 million acres in the south-central part of the state. The area offers a unique combination of archaeological, historical, paleontological, geological, and biological resources.

BLM Utah manages public lands for a variety of uses. These lands not only provide minerals, energy, and livestock forage, but also natural, historical and cultural resources that the agency is charged with protecting. In addition, Utah’s public lands offer incomparable opportunities to experience solitude and enjoy outdoor recreation. 

Bureau of Land Management
Utah State Office
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155
Phone: (801) 539-4001
TDD: (801) 539-4133
Fax: (801) 539-4237

   
Last updated: 05-04-2012