Restoring and Improving Natural Freshwater Systems

Buffalo National River

NPS Photo

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law projects fall into one of five topic areas and compliment key Department of the Interior initiatives.The projects listed below fall under the Restoring and Improving Natural Freshwater Systems topic area. These projects:

• Restore damaged and degraded freshwater systems (streams, wetlands, riparian areas) to increase biodiversity, improve fish passage, protect tribally important and sacred sites, and contribute to healthy communities in both rural and urban disadvantaged (Justice 40) areas by providing clean water, reducing flooding, and allowing for recreational activities and access.

DOI Keystone Initiatives: Gravel to Gravel: assess and restore salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim basin

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Ecosystem Restoration

Learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Ecosystem Restoration, signed on November 15, 2021. It is a historic investment in the restoration and protection of the environment.