{"id":18511,"date":"2024-02-20T13:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18511"},"modified":"2024-02-20T13:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:25:48","slug":"merkley-wyden-announce-over-4-million-coming-to-oregon-for-ecosystem-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-over-4-million-coming-to-oregon-for-ecosystem-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $4 Million Coming to Oregon for Ecosystem Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Major investments coming to Oregon from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/em>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $4.4 million from the <em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em> will be coming to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon Office to support eight ecosystem restoration projects around the state over the next several years. These projects build on proven programs and partnerships to protect wildlife and natural resources, while creating good-paying jobs to strengthen local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOregon\u2019s diverse landscapes\u2014our forests, coastline, rivers, mountains, high desert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other natural treasures\u2014are what make this state such a special place to live,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>said Merkley, Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding for the Bureau of Land Management.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cClimate chaos and human actions are threatening the permanent loss of plants and&nbsp;wildlife that have defined Oregon.&nbsp;These <em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em> funds will be used to protect, conserve, and restore Oregon\u2019s critical habitats and ecosystems around the state so it remains the best place in the world for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFunding ecosystem restoration is critical to combatting the effects of the climate crisis and preserving the beautiful outdoors that Oregonians know and love,\u201d <strong>Wyden said. \u201c<\/strong>The positives of investing in our outdoor spaces always outweigh the negatives, and I will continue to fight for more resources to support restoration efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s funding announcement is part of a $41 million investment\u2014allocated by the Bureau of Land Management\u2014through President Biden\u2019s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third investment of ecosystem restoration funds from the <em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em>, which was passed by Congress in November 2021. Oregon received BLM investments from this program in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-165-million-to-oregon-for-ecosystem-restoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-nearly-4-million-coming-to-oregon-for-ecosystem-restoration-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major investments coming to Oregon from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\u00a0 WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $4.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be coming to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon Office to support eight ecosystem restoration projects around the state over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":17053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-18511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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