| A habitat is the natural environment in which the plant | | | | programs are the farm wildlife habitat program, |
| species exists, and it comprises of complex | | | | landowner's incentive program to protect and enhance |
| interactions between the plants and animals, and their | | | | the rare species habitats, wildlife resources foundation |
| physical environment. The evolution of habitat for a | | | | programs and stream mitigation program to improve |
| particular species takes a long time, even ranging to | | | | water quality and riparian habitat of the aquatic |
| thousands of years. This makes it imperative for us to | | | | resources, forestry programs to increase public |
| preserve the existing habitats and balance the | | | | awareness about wise forest use and management, |
| ecosystem. Restoration is the only option in case of | | | | fish & wildlife service programs to restore, |
| habitats where losses or damage has already | | | | improve and protect fish and wildlife habitat, |
| occurred. Habitat restoration would firstly require the | | | | cooperative partnerships, agriculture programs to |
| disturbed habitats to be identified and then restoring of | | | | establish a soil-conserving vegetative cover on highly |
| the native flora and fauna. Restoration of a habitat is | | | | erodible and environmentally sensitive lands, wetlands |
| difficult and a long-term process that involves | | | | reserve programs to restore wetlands on private or |
| re-generating the conditions that are essential for a | | | | tribal property through acquisition of conservation |
| particular habitat to exist. Many problems are | | | | agreements, and grasslands reserve programs to |
| encountered, like managing exotic and invasive | | | | maintain healthy grazing lands and protect them from |
| species, problematic soils and variations in population. | | | | development. |
| Before getting on to the task of habitat restoration one | | | | Restoration of native plants is essential as they |
| has to have a complete understanding of the | | | | provide food, shelter and cover for many kinds of |
| ecological requirements of the species involved, of the | | | | wildlife. They also enrich the soil, and their roots help |
| history of the land-use patterns and a clear picture of | | | | reduce soil erosion and filter out the pollutants from the |
| what the perfect habitat should look like. This process | | | | rain water before it reaches to the fishes in the |
| requires good amount of time, energy and money. | | | | streams and lakes. These native plants have over the |
| Looking at the gravity and the immenseness of the | | | | time developed a relation with other surrounding plants, |
| issue, the government is giving financial and technical | | | | animals and microorganisms and they all have adapted |
| assistance to individuals to repair the habitat and is | | | | to similar soil, moisture and weather conditions. Habitat |
| providing with information of the habitat needs of the | | | | restoration is also possible individually by landscaping |
| wildlife species, publications on improving the habitat | | | | and developing gardens of native plants purchased |
| and the process to establish native grasses. Various | | | | from a nursery. This way it is possible not only to save |
| restoration projects and programs have been initiated | | | | on water, make the soil fertile, reduce pesticides use |
| by the government through its agencies and | | | | and but also enrich the garden with all kinds of beautiful |
| departments. Some of the restoration projects and | | | | flora and fauna. |