### Question
How does PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE define habitat restoration?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 3772*, **habitat restoration** is defined as:

> the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning the majority of natural functions to the lost or degraded native habitat

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3772*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 57B-PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE**

