It was an emotional time.

and graduated from the prestigious National Park Service GOAL Academy in 2023.was a core member of the National Park Services Innovative Leadership Network.

She began her National Park Service career as a seasonal park ranger in Yosemite National Park (1989) and as a lead ranger at Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia (1990).chief of interpretation at Manzanar National Historic Site.(MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)INDEPENDENCE —?Long-time Manzanar National Historic Site Chief of Interpretation Alisa Lynch is retiring on Sept.

researching and preserving history.and dog will continue to live in Independence.

Her passion is oral history and to date.

Lynch worked as a park ranger at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (1991-93) and at Big Bend National Park in West Texas (1993-99); served as a visual information specialist at Mount Rainier in Washington (1999-2001); and was promoted to a supervisory park ranger at Manzanar on Sept.Born in the Los Angeles Basin.

Including contemporary art and river-related storytelling.Local artists enrich the festival.

kicking off a free festival inviting Los Angeles residents to engage with the ground beneath their feet through performances curated by Great Leap’s FandangObon.Los Angeles State Historic Park is located at 1245 N.