Date of publication of the press release: 16 August 2024

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WASHINGTON – Since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect two years ago, the National Park Service has invested $210 million in maintaining parks to make them more climate resilient and strengthen local economies.

During this time, projects have been undertaken that will benefit people, wildlife and the local economy for generations to come. Inflation Reduction Act projects will continue over the next seven years, but the investments will continue to 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,” Director of the National Park Service, Chuck Sams said. “These funds will help combat climate change and restore healthy soils and water in parks across the country.”

To this day, local efforts in national parks continue to protect wildlife and plants, address conservation challenges, create career opportunities for America’s youth, preserve cultural heritage, and provide a healthy environment for recreation and reflection.

In just 24 months since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the National Park Service has:

On the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the National Park Service recognizes these important investments and the essential workers who make repairing critical facilities and infrastructure possible. Our work to improve conservation through ecosystem restoration continues. The full list of projects can be found on the National Park Service website.

These investments advance the Department of the Interior’s Restoration and Resilience Framework, which directs more than $2 billion in cross-agency investments from the bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, supports the President’s America the Beautiful Initiative, and advances the goals of the National Climate Resilience Framework.

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In an earlier version of this press release, the second bullet point referred to the National Park Service’s fight against avian influenza. This bullet point has been corrected to reflect the project’s intended purpose of combating avian malaria.