Passive restoration is defined as changing how the land in a watershed is used and managed to reduce or eliminate harmful practices and then allowing the floodplain and river to recover over time. This is in contrast to active restoration, which is defined as physically changing a river channel or its floodplain. When restoring a river, the first steps are often to protect areas with intact processes and high-quality habitat and reconnect isolated fish habitats made inaccessible by culverts or other artificial obstructions. Managers also employ passive restoration measures. Active measures are ususally employed only when passive restoration is not enough or would take too long.


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Passive restoration is defined as changing how the land in a watershed is used and managed to reduce or eliminate harmful practices and then allowing the floodplain and river to recover over time. This is in contrast to active restoration, which is defined as physically changing a river channel or its floodplain. When restoring a river, the first steps are often to protect areas with intact processes and high-quality habitat and reconnect isolated fish habitats made inaccessible by culverts or other artificial obstructions. Managers also employ passive restoration measures. Active measures are ususally employed only when passive restoration is not enough or would take too long.


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Passive restoration is defined as changing how the land in a watershed is used and managed to reduce or eliminate harmful practices and then allowing the floodplain and river to recover over time. This is in contrast to active restoration, which is defined as physically changing a river channel or its floodplain. When restoring a river, the first steps are often to protect areas with intact processes and high-quality habitat and reconnect isolated fish habitats made inaccessible by culverts or other artificial obstructions. Managers also employ passive restoration measures. Active measures are ususally employed only when passive restoration is not enough or would take too long.

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