About
Regional Restoration Efforts
Restoration is one of the most important tools we have to promote the recovery of disturbed and damaged ecosystems because it allows us to accelerate natural recovery processes by years and, in some cases, decades. As restoration becomes an increasingly significant tool to alleviate environmental problems, it is important to ensure that restoration occurs on a regional or ecosystem basis and that it addresses human interactions with nature. Regional restoration planning complements other tools like conservation, habitat enhancement and protection and, taken together, provide a comprehensive solution that will allow us to tackle watershed-wide habitat problems.
Currently, the Restoration Center has several Congressionally-directed programs which serve as examples of regionally-focused restoration efforts. As the Restoration Center expands its programs and its role in regional and ecosystem restoration, its goal is to be in a position to conduct broad-scale ecosystem restoration planning and implementation with its national, regional and local partners in all important coastal, estuarine and anadromous fish habitats throughout the United States and its territories.
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