John Garder is Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations at NPCA. For fifteen years, he’s been a budget analyst and advocate for more adequate funding for the National Park Service, speaking with diverse audiences, including media outlets, Congress, the White House, and the Department of the Interior.

John came to NPCA after eight years of DC-based conservation advocacy for public interest groups. His accomplishments include playing a key role in passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, securing significant media attention and congressional support for government shutdowns, and his research and quotes appearing in thousands of media outlets. He has an M.S. in Resource, Policy, and Behavior from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In his free time, he is an avid outdoor recreationist on America’s public lands.

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