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The National\\xa0Park Service is faced with a $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog. \\xa0How did we get here and what can we do about it?
John Garder from the National Parks Conservation Association\\xa0joins the Park Leaders Show to discuss how the maintenance backlog grew so large and what we can do about it.\\xa0
The maintenance backlog in the National Park Service is a reflection of what is happening with most park system throughout the United States. The discussion on the impact of a maintenance backlog is relevant for any park and any park system that struggles with deferred maintenance.\\xa0
To find out more about the deferred maintenance backlog, please visit NPCA.org.\\xa0
You can connect to Park Leaders on Twitter and Facebook.\\xa0
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