This program supports projects complementary to national park service program efforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability

This program funds projects that support the mission of the national park service, but are not covered under other specific programs. The goal of this project is to teach basic boating trip preparation skills, river ecology, and introduce western water issues, management, and conservation to local youth through a series of camps conducted on the yampa river, located in northwest colorado. This agreement provides partial salary support for friends of the yampa to hire seasonal staff to assist with camp logistics and implementation. Staff will coordinate three to five 3-day youth river camps that will reach approximately 60 students in grades 7 - 9 per year. Staff will also assist with logistical support and implementation of 11-13 natural resource management and research river trips in dinosaur national monument. When complete, this project will result in an educational and recreational opportunity for regional (yampa valley) youth and enhance an existing long-term relationship with a partner organization that provides volunteer support and labor for critical natural resource operations within the river canyons of dinosaur national monument. Beneficiaries include private nonprofit institution organization, state, local, other public institution organization, profit organization, public nonprofit institution organization, federally recognized indian tribal governments, scientist researchers, engineer architect, anyone general publicfor more information and guidance, refer to NPS financial assistance policy guidance document on usaspending.GOV award descriptions (project abstracts), or contact the NPS financial assistance policy office at financial assitance policy NPS.GOV.