This program utilizes qualified nonprofit youth and veteranserving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation education volunteer service and education…

This program utilizes qualified nonprofit youth and veteranserving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation education volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. This project will connect youth to their national parks through natural and cultural resource conservation projects and management. Youth engaged in this program will provide on the ground assistance to golden gate national recreation area to improve native ecosystems support cultural resource surveys and protection restore degraded areas to natural habitats support natural resources monitoring and management to provide support on environmental protection and to provide support on interpretation and education related to natural and cultural resources conservation. This project funds youth research associates to support the NPS with coordination review of projects in the field support with natural and cultural resources surveys and monitoring of project work during implementation of utilities infrastructure maintenance work and other projects to ensure resource protection. Beneficiaries include private nonprofit institutions and organizations public and private nonprofit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasipublic nonprofit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.