Project Profile: Address High Priority AML Projects at Death Valley National Park

Skidoo Gold Mine, Death Valley National Park, California.

NPS / John Burghardt

Inflation Reduction Act
Restoration | FY23-27 $6,071,000

The National Park Service (NPS) will address high priority needs at abandoned mine lands (AML) in Death Valley National Park through site documentation, mitigation of hazardous mine openings, and stabilization and preservation of deteriorating mining-related buildings and structures.

Why? Death Valley National Park has the most abandoned mine features and sites in the NPS. Protection of these historical resources is called out in the park’s enabling legislation. While these sites have the ability to draw and fascinate visitors, many of them have hazards that pose severe health and safety risks to those same visitors, as well as park staff and wildlife.

Anything Else? In addition to improving safety, these measures will also help protect the mines and mine features that are cultural resources. Prior to the safety improvements, assessment and documentation work will be done to increase the knowledge of these unique resources and complete compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historical Preservation Act.

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.