The challenges posed by unemployment and climate change create a powerful opportunity to revitalize our economy while restoring the backbone of our wellbeing: our natural heritage. Safeguarding our natural resources — our forests, rivers, prairies and other wildlands — in a warming world will protect and create jobs across the country today, while investing in our country's future.

What do projects that protect our natural resources and communities look like? Click on the file below for job-creating programs that protect local economies and put Americans to work today.