The National Park Service announced Tuesday that Palmer “Chip” Jenkins, Jr., has been named as the new superintendent of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway. Jenkins has more than 34 years of experience working in and leading national parks and is currently serving as the superintendent of Mount Rainer National Park. His previous service includes serving as superintendent of North Cascades National Park, superintendent of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, acting superintendent of Yosemite National Park, and as a deputy regional director and acting regional director. Jenkins also worked as a natural resources specialist with the National Park Service Denver Service Center, the agency’s central planning, design and construction management office. As superintendent, Jenkins will manage more than 310,000 acres of park lands, including those in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway. Jenkins and his wife Laurie, who works in the National Parks Landmarks Program, will move to Jackson in the next 60 days when Jenkins assumes his new post.
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