Fortifying Parks, Acquiring Skills

Five ways young people are focusing on climate resilience and their future

Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) interns study different types of trees at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland. TTAP is part of the Landscape Stewardship Corps program.

NPS / S. Sparhawk

Five National Park Service youth and young adult programs supported by the Inflation Reduction Act are helping to fortify NPS sites from Maine to Guam and the Caribbean to Alaska in the face of a changing climate.

Supporters of These Programs

These five youth and young adult programs are supported by many non-governmental organizations, including: American Conservation Experience, AmeriCorps, Conservation Legacy, Ecological Society of America, Environment for the Americas, Geological Society of America, Kupu ʻĀina Corps, National Park Foundation and Stewards Individual Placements.

About the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act provides the National Park Service with an historic opportunity to address critical ecosystem resilience, restoration, and environmental planning needs. Projects funded in national parks represent broad-scale and impactful resource investments across every corner of our nation—from Alaska to Florida to Maine.