Formally established in 1995, the park is still in its infancy, but revenues topped NT $ 10 million in 2001. The Shanmei Community Development Association, moreover, has taken the profits and plowed them into community development, social services, scholarships, gifts of money to newlyweds-even monthly stipends of NT $ 600 for the elderly.
歷經六年的護溪，達娜伊谷自然生態公園於民國八十四年正式開放後，短短五年間，即有上千萬元的收入，山美社區發展協會，將盈餘投入在部落公共發展與福利上，獎學金、結婚補助金、甚至部落每月發放的六百元老人津貼。