The natural resource stewardship program is the principle means through which the national park service (NPS) evaluates and improves the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine and coastal…

Under this $358,262.04 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program, American Forests will collaborate with Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to promote recovery and conservation of the threatened whitebark pine. The project will expand scientific planning and restoration capacity, and develop compliance documentation, a report on whitebark pine status and trends, and an updated park conservation plan. The goal is to support the National Whitebark Pine Strategy and improve the health and resiliency of park natural resources, including watersheds, landscapes, and biological communities, in the face of climate change.

The natural resource stewardship program is the principle means through which the national park service (NPS) evaluates and improves the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine and coastal resources, sustains biological communities on the lands and waters in parks, and actively endeavors to improve the resiliency of these natural resources and adapt them to the effects of climate change. To carry out and further this stewardship responsibility, NPS implements programs that encompass a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities by utilizing park personnel and contractor support or cooperative agreements. For this project, american forests will collaborate with yellowstone national park and in part grand teton national park to promote recovery of and best conservation practices for the threatened whitebark pine. This project will expand scientific planning and restoration capacity and leadership for whitebark pine conservation and as proposed in the national whitebark pine strategy. Project outcomes include compliance documentation for projects, a report on whitebark pine status and trend, and an updated park conservation plan for recovering the species. Beneficiaries include the general public.