New Outer Banks parks chief hails from Arizona

The Voice | August 25, 2012

Barclay Trimble. (NPS)

The new superintendent for the Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service will head east from Arizona and start in his new post in October.

Barclay Trimble, deputy superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona since 2007, will oversee Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.

The assignment was announced by NPS Southeast Regional Director David Vela.

“Barclay recognizes the value of being attuned to park resources and advancing park goals through partnerships and collaboration,” Vela said is a statement.

Trimble will replace Mike Murray, who retired at the end of July.

Trimble also served as acting superintendent in the Grand Canyon for several months, managing 535 employees, the statement said.

In his 21-year career, Trimble served in several business finance positions, including recreation fee manager for the Intermountain Region, chief of finance for the Washington Office Concessions Division, acting chief of business management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and management assistant with Denali National Park in Alaska and the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington.

The positions gave him experience in developing park plans and working with local communities balancing nature with community needs, the statement said.

Trimble comes to the Outer Banks as a controversy continues over stricter management and fees for driving on seashore beaches.

He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio where he earned a bachelor degree in of business administration, accounting in 1989.

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Nags Head Bob says:

Ah, a recreation fee manager. That’s what’s been missing.

on August 26, 2012 @ 6:04 am

NH Citizen says:

Welcome Barclay Trimble! You’ve been offered an important job in a beautiful corner of the United States, where land and ocean intermingle. Yes, there is controversy over the off-road issue on Hatteras. Yes, the Park Service can certainly make some improvements on the access issue. But remember, the Park Service lands and attractions are a huge reason why visitors come to the Outer Banks. What would this place be without the Wright Memorial, Fort Raleigh, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore?

To my fellow residents . . . I’ve just been reading the outcry over developing one of the last large soundfront spaces in Nags Head. Look around. If we want to see the natural splendor of the Outer Banks, where do we go? Jockeys Ridge, Nags Head Woods, Cape Hatteras, etc. If we want to see a good interpretation of Outer Banks history, where do we go? Wright Memorial, Fort Raleigh, etc. What do these places have in common? They are preserved through the government for our enjoyment.

We may not agree 100% with how they are managed and how we are able to access them, but at least they are there. Can improvements be made regarding Cape Hatteras? Yes, absolutely. Let’s work with the Park Service in a civil manner. And that begins with welcoming Mr. Trimble to our community.

on August 27, 2012 @ 9:48 am

beacheye says:

Hopefully he can share some of his outside of the area wisdom. (JUST KIDDING) Usually when people come from out of town, they’re really good at telling people what to do, even if they have no clue about how to actually get something done around here. I’ll be surprised if he’s still here for Christmas 2013.

on August 27, 2012 @ 10:49 am

roanokeislander says:

hopefully he will educate his rangers on how to interact with the public in a polite and mannerly fashion. the rangers we have now are sorely lacking in both. but as always ‘a fish rots from the head’, so we shall see.

on August 27, 2012 @ 11:58 am

Larry says:

Well put Roanokeislander.

on August 27, 2012 @ 6:35 pm

Nags Head Bob says:

@ Nh citizen. The property in nh was already developed. The issue is using tax money to build something the majority of taxpayers may not want. But just like recreation fees on public land, taxpayers have little say.

on August 28, 2012 @ 6:31 am

Hidin' Sikh says:

Well, Barclay, the first thing you do is get truckloads of cold beer, several split pigs, and you take it on the road up and down the Banks doing a pig pickin’ here and there to get the folks to come out and meet you. That’ll open up a dialoge if that all goes well. Good luck, Barclay! You’re coming in at an awkward time. You’ll need to build good relationships with the true residents.

on August 29, 2012 @ 3:03 pm

jap says:

VOTE NOV 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kick these fools out of office NOW!!!!!! TAKE AWAY THEIR POWER!!!!!!!!!

on August 30, 2012 @ 11:04 am

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