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A freshwater marsh area with a pond and wetland vegetation is surrounded by a park that includes a paved walking trail, pine stands, and grassy lawns.

Built wetlands, also known as constructed, artificial, or treatment wetlands, are water treatment systems built with wetland soils and vegetation to mimic the ecological and biophysical processes that improve water quality in natural wetlands.

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

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

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

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

Nearby Chesapeake and Suffolk, Virginia, Fred Wurster, a hydrologist, manipulates a water control structure, 1 of 22 structures repaired or installed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with Hurricane Sandy resilience funding to reduce impacts of flood and fire.

Peatlands are a type of inland wetland where waterlogged soils prevent plant material from fully decomposing. There are two types of peatlands: tropical peatlands, characterized by high precipitation and temperature, and northern peatlands, which are interspersed among boreal forests and coastal areas.

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

Workshop participants contribute to fish passage project in Anchorage, Alaska by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A riverine system is a watershed-scale network of integrated aquatic habitats and hydrological processes.

A restoration site at Raccoon Creek in Paulding County on the northwest edge of metro Atlanta, Georgia a few weeks following the latest restoration work by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A stream, also known as a branch, creek, run, or brook, is a continuous surface flow of freshwater within a channel that is smaller than a river. Headwater streams can originate from groundwater (springs), runoff, or a wetland.

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

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

Rain gardens at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Strategies for urban stormwater and runoff management such as rain gardens, stormwater parks, permeable pavement, and bioswales are intended to reduce these issues by promoting water retention, infiltration, and evapotranspiration instead of runoff.