The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced that Ted Schlund has been appointed as manager of the newly formed San Juan State Parks Area.

Prior to this new appointment, Schlund, pictured above, was the manager of the San Juan Marine Area.

The new San Juan State Parks Area consolidates the following parks and marine areas into one management area:

• Spencer Spit State Park

• Moran and Obstruction Pass State Parks

• San Juan Marine North

• San Juan Marine South

Consolidating these areas into one will improve efficiencies as the agency adopts a business-model approach to sustainably managing Washington’s state parks.

Schlund has worked for state parks since 2001 and has lived in San Juan county since 2000. He makes his home between Orcas and San Juan.

Schlund’s appointment went into effect May 16. His office is at Moran State Park on Orcas Island.