Yellowstone Insider Your Complete Guide to America's First National Park
Lewis has been superintendent of Yellowstone since Feb. 10, 2002. She manages more than 2.2 million acres, a staff of 400 and has an annual base budget of more than $36 million, the largest operating budget of any national park in the National Park Service. Before coming to Yellowstone, Suzanne was superintendent at Glacier National Park. She began her NPS career as a seasonal park ranger in 1978 at Gulf Islands National Seashore. During her 11-year tenure at Gulf Islands National Seashore, she served in a variety of positions including park technician, park historian, supervisory park ranger and management assistant to the superintendent.
Since 2004, Audubon has recognized women in conservation with the organization’s prestigious Rachel Carson Award. Rachel Carson Award winners have been among the most distinguished in their fields and again this year Audubon salutes an outstanding group of leaders.
The awards luncheon is slated for The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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