Transplanting - Some desert plants can be transplanted such as prickly pear cactus.

Vertical Mulch - Vertical mulch is the planting of dead and downed shrubs and cactus. Vertical mulch creates a barrier to users, camouflage for the site, and a habitat for plant establishment. Vertical mulch is an effective desert restoration technique because it provides partial shade, decompacts the soil, reduces wind speed, increases water infiltration, and reduces runoff.

- Dig a deep hole sufficient for the size of plant.
- Arrange multiple branches, grasses, in a natural setting.
- Fill the hole with small rocks to keep the branches in place.
- Create small pits around vertical mulch planting.

Horizontal Mulch - Placement of dead brush, trees, etc.

Decompaction - Decompaction of trail tread and berms to encourage plant establishment.

Pitting - Similar to Decompaction but a series of small holes.

Contouring - Changing the contour of entrenched or rutted trails to a more natural setting. This technique is necessary to remove heavily eroded trails with sight lines that cannot be removed with other techniques. It is also useful to prevent additional erosion.

Seeding