Great Smoky Mountains National Park superintendent to step down after almost 10 years

Extraordinary Smoky Mountains National Stop Director Cassius Cash is venturing down after nearly a decade heading up the country’s most-visited national stop.

The news came Thursday, when Yosemite National Stop declared he would be taking over as president and CEO.

“Being able to help with the conservation of a characteristic ponder like Yosemite National Stop ‘fills my glass of purpose’ in life and as a conservation professional,” Cash said. “Having the benefit to lead nearby with the astonishing staff at Yosemite Conservancy unequivocally adjusts with the conviction that I share with youthful individuals which is:
‘Be clear in your reason, but adaptable in how you accomplish it.’ With this conviction in intellect, joining the Yosemite Conservancy’s bequest and community felt like a common fit, which bolsters my crave to proceed working for a mission that will advantage future generations.”

Cash started his career in 1991 as a natural life scholar some time recently transitioning to a appointee timberland boss at the Rebel River-Siskiyou National Woodland. He at that point started working for the National Stop Benefit in 2010.

In 2021, Cash gotten the national Stephen Mather Grant for making Smokies Climbs for Mending, which emphasized discussions approximately race and differences whereas climbing. It’s fair one of his numerous achievements as the head of the Smokies.

He’s anticipated to require on his modern part in January of 2025.