"This budget would reinvest in our parks and would start to bring them out of the financial hole they’ve been trying to dig out of for over a decade." - Theresa Pierno, National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO
Today, President Biden released his detailed budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, calling for a much-needed increase of nearly $342 million (a 10.5% increase) to the National Park Service (NPS). This increase would help bring back as many as 1,500 staff to the NPS and provide critical investments to address the worsening climate change crisis facing our parks and communities. For years, NPCA and our members and supporters have spoken out to ensure that our parks and park staff are taken care of, and today, the administration’s historic proposal demonstrates that we’ve been heard loud and clear.
National parks continued to break visitation records last year, even during the ongoing pandemic. But the increased visitation continues to be at odds with decreased staff capacity, based on inadequate investments by Congress. President Biden’s budget would ensure parks and park visitors are better supported by allowing the NPS to hire desperately needed staff, potentially restoring half of the more than 3,000 staff lost over the last decade.
President Biden Proposes to Bring More Staff and Resources Back to Struggling National Parks
Today, President Biden released his detailed budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, calling for a much-needed increase of nearly $342 million (a 10.5% increase) to the National Park Service (NPS). This increase would help bring back as many as 1,500 staff to the NPS and provide critical investments to address the worsening climate change crisis facing our parks and communities. For years, NPCA and our members and supporters have spoken out to ensure that our parks and park staff are taken care of, and today, the administration’s historic proposal demonstrates that we’ve been heard loud and clear.
National parks continued to break visitation records last year, even during the ongoing pandemic. But the increased visitation continues to be at odds with decreased staff capacity, based on inadequate investments by Congress. President Biden’s budget would ensure parks and park visitors are better supported by allowing the NPS to hire desperately needed staff, potentially restoring half of the more than 3,000 staff lost over the last decade.
President Biden Proposes to Bring More Staff and Resources Back to Struggling National Parks