For the first time, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced its next chief ranger will be a woman
The park, which straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, is the most visited national park in the United States.Lisa Hendy, a Tennessee native, has been selected to assume the duties of chief ranger in April. Hendy is currently the chief ranger at Big Bend National Park in Texas. She has experience working at some of the most well-known parks in the United States, including Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon National Park.
" A park's chief ranger oversees the division of the park that preforms law enforcement duties, wildland fire operations, emergency medical services, search and rescue operations, backcountry operations, and is responsible for staffing the emergency communications center, according to the national parks service. Approximately 240 permanent and more than 80 seasonal employees work at the park.
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