Adam Newland has been named the new Park Manager for Machicomoco State Park in Hayes.
Newland, who is a native of Gloucester, began his career in retail and worked in various roles, including management, before finding his purpose in conservation and animal education. He attended William & Mary to study biology and during his time there he worked at a local zoo, providing care for a myriad of avian and mammal species.  
After caring for, training and conducting programing for many exotic species at a zoo on Lake Erie, he took a position managing Bluebird Gap Farm in Hampton. Over the course of eight years, the farm implemented improvements to better serve the animal residents, visitors and community.  
Newland is eager to work with his new team to preserve Machiccomoco, which he terms a “special location.” The park runs along the York River about ten miles downriver from Werowocomoco, the village that served as the headquarters of Powhatan, the paramount chief of Tsenacomco. Machic...