NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the National Park Service's website.
WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) just announced the appointment of Mike Reynolds to be the new NPS regional director of the Department of the Interior Lower Colorado Basin, Upper Colorado Basin, and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf regions. Reynolds currently serves as the superintendent of Yosemite National Park in California.
According to the NPS press release, "As NPS regional director, Reynolds will oversee 89 park units within nine states of the American West. These regions span the states of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, and portions of southern California and southern Nevada. With around 11.2 million acres of public land, the region hosts over 57 million visitors annually. The region employs approximately 5,700 people and hosts more than 25,500 volunteers during peak travel seasons." David Vela, NPS Deputy Director, Exercising the Authority of the Director, said this regarding Reynolds' character: “His dedication to our employees, the parks we protect, and the visitors we serve will be of enormous benefit to the 89 national park sites and regional office which he will lead in his new assignment.”
Learn more about Reynolds's appointment at the NPS website.
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