Mitigation, restoration definition
Mitigation, restoration means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural or historic functions to a former or degraded wetland. For the purpose of tracking net gains in wetland acres, restoration is divided into re-establishment and rehabilitation.
Mitigation, restoration means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural or historic functions to a former or degraded critical area. For the purpose of tracking net gains in critical area acreage, restoration is divided into re-establishment and rehabilitation. Re-establishment represents a net gain in acreage while rehabilitation does not.
Mitigation, restoration or “restoration mitigation” means a type of mitigation performed to reestablish a critical area (e.g., wetland), or the functional characteristics and processes which have been lost by alterations, activities or catastrophic events.