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Project Profile: Restore Native Plants and Reduce the Vulnerability to Climate Change Across the Arid Southwest

Bandelier National Monument, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve,

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Riparian habitat in Mojave National Preserve West Pond.

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Inflation Reduction Act
Resilience | FY23-27 $3,624,320

The National Park Service (NPS) will remove over 4,000 acres of riparian invasive plant infestations and replace them with native vegetation in 14 parks, building drought resiliency.

Why? Due to shifting climates, drought, and human caused alterations in hydrology along the Colorado River and its tributaries, these biodiverse riparian ecosystems are at risk.

Anything Else? Each park will have a restoration plan beginning in fiscal year 2024 which will outline individual park goals, methods of invasive removal, native plants used, and incorporate guidance from the National Seed Strategy and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to ensure the highest level of ecosystem success and resilience.

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  • Restoring Balance: The Battle Against Invasive Riparian Plant Species

    • Sites: Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, Bandelier National Monument, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve,
    An extra wide shot of a desert, dry, barren landscape - with red canyon walls and steep cliffs.

    We’re incredibly fortunate to have some of the most beautiful mountain, river, and grassland landscapes across the United States but their resilience – a key characteristic of national parklands – is threatened by invasive species. National Park Service (NPS) park managers, restoration biologists, and other partners are at work to control invasive species through multiple projects in parks of the American southwest.

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Last updated: January 15, 2025