Watershed restoration increasingly seen as important tool for wildland firefighters

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Watershed restoration, or Process-Based Restoration (PBR), is becoming an increasingly important tool for wildland firefighters. Techniques that raise water tables and increase soil moisture benefit fire suppression efforts and enhance ecosystem resilience against wildfires. Historically, human alterations to waterways, such as ditching streams and allowing grazing, have led to flammable plant takeover in former wetlands. Modern efforts now coordinate PBR techniques, ranging from reintroducing beavers to using heavy machinery, to simultaneously restore natural ecosystems and aid fire response and recovery.