On May 31st, the Department of the Interior announced plans to infuse $161 million into ecosystem restoration and resilience on the nation’s public lands, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This work, led by the Bureau of Land Management, will focus on 21 “Restoration Landscapes” across 11 western states, including the Consumnes Watershed in California. Projects range from restoring wildlife habitat in the sagebrush steppe of the high desert; to re-creating wetland meadows; to repairing watersheds on former industrial timberlands. The work will be collaborative and partnership-driven, supporting coordinated investments from across the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including the fuels management, range, wildlife, forestry, aquatics and recreation programs. The BLM’s Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring Strategy will be used to monitor outcomes and ensure restoration efforts are successful and durable. The press release, and a full list of the Restoration Landscapes, is available here.
