Many people do not understand the definition of restoration. Restoring the forest returns it to its most natural state. However, the forest is not a single-use area; it is home to some of the most important resources on the planet. Additionally, it generates revenue for more than one sector of the U.S. economy. There are two types of restoration, active and passive, but the goal of this article is to describe some of the most common active restoration techniques and how they positively influence the environment and the economy. There are many restoration ways and techniques, some using heavy machinery and some using no equipment at all. To achieve ecological sustainability, biological diversity is a necessity (Service) A technique is called passive restoration; Often, passive restoration can be easily confused with passive management or neglect (Vining). Passive restoration is the cessation of activities that cause degradation or prevent recovery. The passive restoration process, the land naturally goes through its own restoration process. Without diversity, it is difficult to build a defense against change or disruption. The main focus, however, is on different active restoration goals and techniques. One of the goals of forest restoration is to maintain a strong ecosystem so that it can cope with short-term stress and adapt to long-term changes (Brown). There are over thirty thousand miles of road that run through the Payette National Forest and the Forest Service only had funds to maintain four thousand miles of road (Crawford). Since many miles of roads cannot be maintained, it is up to the Forest Service to determine which roads will be maintained. Some routes are subject to what is called a rotation plan. T...... middle of paper ......United States Department of Agriculture, 2003.Fritzke, Sue. Riverfront restoration. Yosemite: U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001. Hlodan, Oksana. American Institute of Biological Sciences. 2010. December 5, 2010. Hoag, Chris J., et al. Information on riparian wetlands. Aberdeen: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2001. McCammon, Bruce, John Rector, and Karl Gebhardt. Framework work to analyze the hydrological conditions of watersheds. US Department of the Interior, US Department of Agriculture, 1998. Service, US Forest. Collaborative forest restoration. August 3, 2009. November 29, 2010.—. Interdisciplinary Riparian Management Guidelines for the Payette National Forest. sdVining, Mel. Hydrologist Lily Holmes. December 1 2010.