About Us

Water monitoring at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park. Click on the photo to meet the Cumberland Piedmont Network Staff.
Water-quality monitoring at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park. Click on the photo to meet the Cumberland Piedmont Network staff.

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The network consists of many permanent NPS personnel that work closely with park staff at Cumberland Piedmont parks.

Mailing Address

CUPN/Mammoth Cave National Park
P.O. Box 8
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

Physical/Shipping Address

Mammoth Cave National Park
NPS Warehouse
61 Maintenance Rd
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259


Staff Contact Information

Name Title/Position Phone Number Office Location
Steven Thomas Network Program Manager 270-758-2160 Mammoth Cave National Park
Clare Bledsoe Biologist 270-758-2133 Mammoth Cave National Park
Emma Brinley Buckley Hydrologist 423-569-7315 Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Kurt Helf Ecologist 270-758-2163 Mammoth Cave National Park
Johnathan Jernigan Physical Scientist 270-758-2146 Mammoth Cave National Park
Bill Moore Ecologist 270-758-2161 Mammoth Cave National Park
Lillian Scoggins GIS Specialist 270-758-2149 Mammoth Cave National Park
Tim Shepherd Data Manager 270-758-2135 Mammoth Cave National Park
Brenda Wells Biologist 270-758-2134 Mammoth Cave National Park





 

Board of Directors (FY24)

Dusty Perkins, Acting Regional Inventory & Monitoring Division Chief

Scott Powell, Acting Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP
Polly Angelakis, Superintendent, Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Brad Bennett (Chair), Superintendent, Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP
Diana Bramble, Superintendent, Cowpens NB and Kings Mountain NMP
Brian McCutchen, Superintendent, Fort Donelson NB
Barclay Trimble, Superintendent, Mammoth Cave NP
Josh Manley, Superintendent, Ninety Six NHS


Last updated: December 15, 2023