Seashore Welcomes New Superindentent

 "'I'm from Massachusetts ... Cape Cod is where I met the Park Service, it's where I was introduced to our mission, and it's a place that's always been really important to me ... "

 — Jennifer Flynn

Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore

Who is the new Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent?

For new Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Jennifer Flynn who began workin in her new role in November, coming to Cape Cod means coming home. More than 30 years ago she took on her first park role as a temporary employee at the Seashore - and went on to a career spanning six national parks and NPS headquarters.

She has spent 32 years with the National Park Service, most recently as Associate Director for Visitor and Resource Protection in at National Park Service headquarters in Washington DC. Just prior to that she spent 10 years Shenandoah National Park in Virginia as superintendent and deputy superintendent.

What does Flynn love about the Seashore?

Superintendent Flynn went to kindergarten on Cape Cod and her family has been visiting her almost every year since. Flynn says she "absolutely loves" Herring Cove, as well as Race Point and Marconi.

What are are the Cape Cod National Seashore's challenges?

Flynn says that the Seashore, like most parks, faces the challenge of managing climate change - that means sorting through topics like sea level rise, new weather patterns, and changes in wildfire occurrence. The goal, as the park moves into its second 50 years, lies in managing into perpetuity within a rapidly changing environment,  so that the park will be here for future generations.

For more information:

• NPS Cape Cod National Seashore website
• More news coverage on the Seashore from Lower Cape News