Climate change poses an unparalleled threat to America’s national parks. Climbing temperatures, declining snowpack, droughts, floods, intensifying storms, and pest invasions place increasing pressures on fish, wildlife, and the landscapes that support them.
As climate change challenges play out across the U.S., habitat and ecosystem restoration take on a new role—helping parks adapt to climate change. Decades of experience with restoration projects demonstrates that they can rebuild natural areas, protect wildlife, and benefit neighboring communities.
Keeping wildlife populations, rivers, forests, deserts, and our national parks healthy helps maintain $730 billion in economic activity generated by outdoor recreation, which supports 6.5 million jobs—one in 20 across the U.S.—and $88 billion in state and federal tax revenue.
