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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a major investment in the conservation and stewardship of America’s public lands that will lead to better outdoor spaces
and habitats for people and wildlife for generations to come. The law’s $1.4 billion for Ecosystem Restoration and Resilience is a significant down payment in protecting our shared natural heritage. With these resources, the Department of the Interior is collaborating
with states, Tribes and local communities to invest millions of dollars annually to restore habitat connectivity for aquatic species around the country and advance habitat restoration, invasive species control, conservation of at-risk and listed species and
benefits to several significant ecosystems.</span><br>
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Across the country, ecosystem restoration projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will advance healthy forests, detect and eradicate invasive species, invest in **National Seed Strategy collection** and production, restore recreation sites and
National Parks and mitigate hazards on Mined Lands.<o:p> </o:p></p>
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See the full list of 2022 funded projects: https://doi.gov/priorities/investing-americas-infrastructure/ecosystem-restoration/projects<o:p> </o:p></p>
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