Breakthrough Leader: Jay Pinckney
Posted on: May 11, 2021; Updated on: May 11, 2021
Growing up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Jay Pinckney spent a lot of time in the outdoors, hunting and fishing with his father. By the time he was in the eighth grade he knew he wanted to be a marine biologist, part of the generation fascinated by Jacques Cousteau’s undersea adventures.
But his ties to the sea go back even further; he is the 13
th generation of Pinckneys to grow up in South Carolina. The first Pinckney to settle in the Carolinas was a pirate, arriving in 1692.
Pinckney, a biological sciences professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and
More trails reopen in Rocky Mountain National Park following East Troublesome Fire
Some closures remain more than two months after the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak Fires impacted 9% of the popular national park. Author: Allison Sylte Updated: 12:37 PM MST December 22, 2020
ESTES PARK, Colo. More trails have reopened but some closures remain in Rocky Mountain National Park due to the East Troublesome Fire, which has scorched 193,812 acres since it started burning in October.
Rocky Mountain National Park was closed to visitors for multiple days in October, but parts since begun to reopen. The latest closures to be lifted include:
- The North Inlet Trail to Cascade Falls on the west side of the park, though the stretch of trail past the falls is still closed.