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Two IRA-funded projects are evaluating the impacts of climate change and other stressors on NPS water supplies and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. One project focuses on the implications for people, and another focuses on the implications for ecosystems.

Thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, NPS projects in the West hope to collect native seeds to aide in accelerating repairs to damage due to wildfire, mining, flood, or other causes.

In 2019, the National Park Service purchased Sulphur Springs, adding 40 acres to Valles Caldera National Preserve. Sulphur Springs is currently open to hikers and cross-country skiers for visitation, but the site still retains the structure of an abandoned mine from the early 20th century. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds allocated to an ecosystem restoration project will change that, returning the site to its pre-disturbed landscape.

There are millions of acres of pristine wilderness in the National Park System but also places where man’s footprint is industrial. Those scarred landscapes are in for some TLC in the form of restoration projects funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

The Tyler Bend boat launch was introduced to the flagship campground in Buffalo National River in the late 80s. For decades, it has been known for kayaking and canoeing and offers many more recreational opportunities for visitors.

Native wildlife in Saguaro National Park are being entrapped in abandoned mines scattered throughout the vast wilderness of the Saguaro Forest. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), park staff working with the Forest Service will soon close 15 mines to improve safety conditions for wildlife and park visitors and to restore the park landscape.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will support restoration projects in seven national parks across California and Washington. The involved parks demonstrate one or more of the following project objectives: ‘keep wildlife wild’, endangered species habitat restoration, and improving visitor access and enjoyment of parks.

Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, enables Zion National Park to plan trails and conservation easements that will preserve sensitive plants, archeological features, and wildlife habitat between a new interagency visitor center planned for the east entrance and the surrounding public lands.

The Midwest United States, with its windy, rolling plains, doesn't often come to mind when we think about the effects of climate change on our world - but it should.