国家公园管理局宣布设立1.05亿美元基金 用于Yellowstone国家公园保护与游客设施
国家公园管理局（National Park Service, NPS）、Yellowstone 国家公园官方非营利伙伴 Yellowstone Forever 与 Blackstone Infrastructure 旗下公司 Tallgrass，10月19日在 Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming 宣布，共同设立总额1.05亿美元的 Yellowstone 保护与管理基金（Conservation and Stewardship Fund），为这座公园的长期保护提供常设资金来源。三方在联合发布中称，这是国家公园管理局历史上收到的最大一笔单笔私人捐赠。
Yellowstone 国家公园于1872年设立，是世界上第一座国家公园，面积超过220万英亩，横跨 Wyoming、Montana 与 Idaho 三州，以地热景观、野生动物与自然文化资源闻名，由国家公园管理局管理。
新基金将投向三个方向：一是推进保护与科学研究，扩大公园科研工作的覆盖与影响；二是通过基础设施投入改善游客通行条件与参观体验；三是扩大 Wyoming 州学生与社区居民走进 Yellowstone 的机会，其中包括新设以 Tallgrass 命名的 Tallgrass WYld Yellowstone Initiative。发布说明，Tallgrass 在 Wyoming 州经营能源基础设施已有十多年。
内政部长 Doug Burgum 在发布中表示，这笔1.05亿美元的投资把美国企业力量与自然保护结合起来，用于扩大公众走进 Yellowstone 的机会。Yellowstone Forever 总裁兼首席执行官 Lisa Diekmann 表示，这项投入能让机构既应对当下紧迫需求，也为科研、教育、管理与游客基础设施建立长期支持。国家公园管理局在发布中明确，公园管理决策权仍完整保留在该局，基金支持的项目须符合现行法律、政策与公园优先事项。
NPS, Yellowstone Forever and Tallgrass Announce $105 Million Fund for Yellowstone National Park
The National Park Service (NPS), Yellowstone Forever — the park's official nonprofit partner — and Tallgrass, a Blackstone Infrastructure company, on October 19 announced in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, the creation of a $105 million Conservation and Stewardship Fund for Yellowstone National Park, providing a permanent funding source for the park's long-term protection. The partners said it is the largest single private donation the National Park Service has ever received.
Established in 1872, Yellowstone is the world's first national park, covering more than 2.2 million acres across Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and is known for its geothermal features, wildlife and natural and cultural resources. It is managed by the National Park Service.
The fund will support three directions: advancing conservation and scientific research; improving visitor access and experience through infrastructure investment; and expanding opportunities for Wyoming students and community members to visit Yellowstone, including a new Tallgrass WYld Yellowstone Initiative. Tallgrass has operated energy infrastructure in Wyoming for more than a decade, the announcement said.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the $105 million investment combines American business strength with conservation to expand public access to Yellowstone. Yellowstone Forever President and CEO Lisa Diekmann said the funding would let the organization address urgent needs while building long-term support for research, education, stewardship and visitor infrastructure. The Park Service stated that management decisions for the park remain entirely with the agency, and that fund-supported projects must comply with existing law, policy and park priorities.
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