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Greg Moore was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1952. His father was in the Air Force. He and his family moved to several places during his early life, including Redondo Beach, California, Montgomery, Alabama, and Washington, DC. His family settled in Orange, California after his father retired from the Air Force. Moore earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied in the newly formed Conservation of Natural Resources school and College of Environmental Design. He interned at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and then transitioned to a full-time position with the National Park Service. He later rejoined the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as chief of interpretation before moving to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington for his graduate studies. After earning his master's degree, he moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and resumed working for the National Park Service. He played a role in the creation of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, where he served as the executive director from 1986 until his retirement in 2019. In this interview, Moore discusses his family; his siblings; his interest in music; his grade school education; experience at UC Berkeley; meeting his wife Nancy; working for the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; his graduate studies at the University of Washington; returning to the Bay Area; the birth of his son; work at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, including the various projects, successes, and challenges that he experienced; as well as work with various staff and board members; his decision to retire; and his hopes for the future of the Conservancy.

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