Project Profile: Restoring Wildlife Habitat in 7 Parks in Washington and California

Beach Habitat at Cabrillo National Monument.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Recreation | FY22 $550,000

The National Park Service will restore highly sensitive habitats along 13 trails and two campgrounds through native plant revegetation and trail stabilization and re-routing. By restoring habitat and damaged riparian zones along heavily impacted trails and in over-capacity campgrounds, this project will prevent further erosion, redirect visitor use, protect fragile habitats that harbor numerous endangered species, and enhance visitor safety, enjoyment, and access.

Why? Heavily used trails and campgrounds have damaged wildlife habitat, eroded streambanks, and resulted in degraded visitor experience. At Cabrillo National Monument and Channel Islands National Park, social trails have eroded seaside cliffs and could endanger visitor safety. Social trails have also damaged sensitive native habitat and may disturb archeological sites.

What Else? North Cascades National Park and Olympic National Park will implement outreach efforts to provide visitors with information on and sustainable camping and food storage with a goal of enhancing visitor safety and protecting wildlife. The parks will leverage existing partnerships and create career opportunities through conservation corps. This project will further NPS priorities of building climate adaptation and resilience for ecosystems and communities and restoring, improving, or reducing hazards to nearby sacred sites of Tribal, Insular, and Indigenous partners.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Ecosystem Restoration

This project was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Ecosystem Restoration, signed on November 15, 2021. It is a historic investment in the restoration and protection of the environment.