WASHINGTON – Since the Inflation Reduction Act became law two years ago, the National Park Service has invested $210 million into the health of parks, building climate resiliency and benefiting local economies.
In this time, projects have broken ground and kicked off, providing benefits for people, wildlife, and local economies for generations to come. Inflation Reduction Act projects will continue to happen over the next seven years, but the investment will benefit parks and people long into the future.
“The Inflation Reduction Act is an unprecedented investment in the future of our nation’s public lands,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said. “This funding is combatting climate change and restoring healthy lands and waters at parks across the country.”
To date, on-the-ground efforts in national parks are protecting wildlife and plants, tackling landscape level conservation challenges, creating career opportunities for America’s youth, preserving cultural heritage, and ensuring healthy environments for recreation and reflection.
In just 24 months since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the National Park Service has:
- Conserved sagebrush landscapes in the West, enhancing resilience to wildfire
- Fought avian influenza to prevent extinction of Hawai’i forest birds
- Protected coral from disease and climate change
- Enhanced capacity and provided career experience in ecosystem restoration and climate resilience to youth
- Restored essential grasslands in the East for key species, such as pollinators and birds
- Bolstered national parks against the impacts of climate change by providing tools and resources to understand and adapt to a changing climate
On the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the National Park Service recognizes these key investments and the vital workforce that enable repairs to critical facilities and infrastructure. Our work to enhance conservation through ecosystem restoration continues, with the full list of projects available on the National Park Service’s website.
These investments advance the Department of the Interior’s Restoration and Resilience Framework, which is guiding an over $2 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act across bureaus and offices, and supports the President’s America the Beautiful Initiative and advances the objectives of the National Climate Resilience Framework.
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