Shock, Outrage Follow Investigation Of Grand Canyon Natl. Park Chief

"The arrival of four federal investigators at Grand Canyon National Park this week reopened old wounds and threatened to topple a woman regarded by many as one of the top stars in the National Park Service.

Superintendent Chris Lehnertz, who was brought in to the premier Arizona park two years ago to clean up after a sexual harassment scandal, was hastily reassigned when the park service announced she was the subject of a federal investigation (Greenwire, Oct. 23). Friends say Lehnertz got word of the transfer on the same day her mother died.

The nature of the investigation is still unknown.

At Grand Canyon, one of the nation's busiest and most popular parks, the news has been met with sadness, shock and outrage. And it's raising new fears that employee morale will plummet again, regardless of the outcome of the investigation."

Rob Hotakainen reports for Greenwire October 26, 2018.

Source: Greenwire, 10/29/2018