Rock Creek Park is excited to embark on a project with Rock Creek Conservancy and funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to promote the regeneration of the park's forests. This project is the first implementation of the soon-to-be-released Forest Resilience Framework, which will guide the rehabilitation and restoration of the park's forest after years of deer overbrowsing and as the region's climate changes. It builds on five years of collaborative success, at 33 acres of restoration sites ('mini-oases'), where people-powered restoration has removed invasive plants and the planting of native species, helping to regenerate the forests of Rock Creek Park.

This project is part of a National Park Service investment of $195 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to restore and build resilience in the lands and waters that serve as important wildlife and native plant habitats, spaces for recreation and reflection, and memorials to our nation’s history. In the National Capital Region, an estimated $13 million will be invested with $1.02 million of these funds helping foster forest resilience and restore native grasslands in Rock Creek Park.

Learn more about forest resilience for Rock Creek Park at www.rockcreekconservancy.org/forests.

The full press release from the National Capital Region is below.