News Release

New Chief Ranger for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Date: July 13, 2021
Contact: Ben Smith, 928-608-6211

Jessica Barr has been selected as the new Chief Ranger for Visitor and Resource Protection at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. She will transition full time on August 1st to this new position. She has been acting in the Chief Ranger position since Lance Mattson retired earlier this spring.  

Jessica served as the Assistant Chief Ranger at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area since December 2020.  She previously served as the Deputy Chief Ranger at Death Valley National Park and held other commissioned positions at Yellowstone National Park, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, and Grand Portage National Monument. Jessica began her National Park Service career as a trail crew member at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Jessica has a passion for protecting wilderness, leading change, and cultivating partnerships in local communities.