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A narrow water channel surrounded by vegetation anchored in erosion netting.

Floodplain Reconnection

A floodplain is a low-lying area directly adjacent to a waterbody and partially or fully flooded during high-water events.

Forest trees and stream in Pisgah National Forest

Forest Conservation and Restoration

Forests provide food, fuel, oxygen, clean water, erosion control, and health benefits to people.

Wide-angle view of prairie grass horizon.

Grassland Conservation and Restoration

Grasslands, often called prairies in the United States, are habitats where the dominant vegetation type is grass.

Close-up view of white verbenone pouch attached to bark on upper trunk of whitebark pine tree.

Invasive and Nuisance Pest and Pathogen Removal

An invasive or nuisance pest is synonymous with a species that causes harm to humans or the environment. This summary focuses specifically on invasive and nuisance insects and pathogens.

Multiple goats are jumping from the back of a truck after being released at the Bozeman Fish Technology Center.

Invasive and Nuisance Plant Species Removal

An invasive or nuisance pest is a species that causes harm to humans or the environment. This strategy focuses on invasive plant species.

The installation of containerized sedges and rushes in the Mountain-Prairie Region (which includes eight states across three distinct landscapes) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help re-establish wetland and riparian habitat.

Riparian Buffer Restoration

Riparian buffers are vegetated areas adjacent to an inland waterbody that are managed to protect the waterbody from the impacts of surrounding land uses.

Forest thinning in the Umpqua National Forest of Oregon as a part of a fuel reduction program to minimize the risk of wildfires.

Thinning

Forest thinning refers to removing trees in a forest stand to allow space for other trees and plants to grow.

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