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Reports to Congress

The National Park Service reports annual Natural Resource Challenge expenditures to Congress. To provide a more complete picture of the state of natural resource funding and accomplishments across the National Park System, recent reports (since 2004) also include information about expenditures and accomplishments of Servicewide natural resource stewardship programs not part of the Natural Resource Challenge.

The Report to Congress is compiled from material submitted by parks, regions, networks, and Washington program offices. The report is assembled after the fiscal year ends on September 30 and goes through a rigorous review and approval process, emerging as a final document the following year.

Explore the reports to learn how the National Park Service is working to protect our nation's natural resources.

2010 Report to Congress (6099 KB PDF)

For a brief look at FY 2010 activities and accomplishments, download the summary piece, Stewardship for the Future: Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Program Highlights (744 KB PDF).

2009 Report to Congress (4716 KB PDF)

For a brief look at FY 2009 activities and accomplishments from the first decade of the Natural Resource Challenge, download the summary piece, Rising to the Challenge: Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Program Highlights (726 KB PDF).