NPS names Yellowstone Deputy Superintendent
NPS
Yellowstone National Park Deputy Superintendent Mike Tranel
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (KIFI/KIDK) - A 35-year veteran of the National Park Service has been named Deputy Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Superintendent Cam Sholly said Mike Tranel will arrive in the park in early February 2021.
Since 2018, Tranel has been superintendent of the Power River Group, overseeing the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Little Bighorn Battlefield and Devils Tower national monuments and Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
As Deputy, Tranel will serve as chief operating officer. Yellowstone is one of the largest operations in the Park Service with 750 employees and a budget of over $65 million.