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Principles of Estuarine Habitat Restoration



As the centerpiece of the initial year of work, the Restore America's Estuaries - Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) collaborative developed a set of principles to guide restoration activities.

You can access the full report in PDF format here The report is a collaboration and celebration - collaboration of scientists and field practitioners working together to define the best practices, and celebration of the contributions of so many people striving to restore health to our nation's estuaries. Many scientists and practitioners have invested enormous time, talent and resources to advance the state-of-the-art of estuarine habitat restoration.

These principles should be used to guide all types of restoration activities:
  • research projects,
  • community based restoration projects,
  • mitigation projects driven by regulatory requirement, and
  • projects funded by federal, state and local government.
They represent a step toward best management practices for estuarine habitat restoration and provide useful guidance for restoration activities.

The principles are divided into four categories: context, planning, design and implementation, built around the existing state of knowledge.