After 32 years of service to the National Park Service, Chief Ranger Jeff Ohlfs will retire August 31. Ohlfs has served at Joshua Tree National Park for 26 years. He started his career with the Park Service as an intern in 1981 at Pinnacles National Monument, and has worked at national parks, recreation areas, and monuments at Crater Lake, Whiskeytown, Redwoods, C&O Canal, and Hot Springs, before moving to Joshua Tree National Park. He said he never planned to work at a desert park, but grew to love the beauty of Joshua Tree. In his retirement, Ohlfs plans to continue traveling and visiting all of the country’s national parks. Ohlfs and his wife Deb will continue to make their home in Twentynine Palms.
