Inflation Reduction Act: Ecosystem Restoration

On the C&O Canal, at Spring Gap, our grassland restoration project will focus on improving over 70 acres of habitat for grassland species

NPS Photo / Casey Reese

Inflation Reduction Act: Restoration and Resilience projects fall into one of three topic areas and compliment key Department of the Interior initiatives.The projects listed below fall under the Ecosystem Restoration topic area.

These projects focus on these high priority restoration and resilience needs:

Restore Imperiled Systems and Enable Science-Informed Decision Making

Projects will develop and implement actions for landscape conservation activities that restore critical ecosystem function and build resilience.

Mitigate Physical Safety Hazards on Abandoned Mineral Lands (AML)

Projects will be directed toward large physical hazard mitigation, site reclamation, or ecosystem restoration projects that pose high levels of risk to people and the environment.

Manage Priority Invasive Species

Projects will seek to prevent, control, or eradicate invasive species and/or develop new tools that will assist in the management of these species.

Advance Bison Conservation

Projects will advance bison conservation in national parks through staffing, partnerships, and agreements.

Clean Up Known Legacy Pollution and Conduct Removal Site Evaluations at Top Priority Contaminated Sites

The NPS will deploy Legacy Pollution cleanup funds to advance health, environmental, and social conditions through the restoration of two contaminated waste accumulation areas identified: Virgin Islands National Park’s Caneel Bay and Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan.

Project Summaries