Utah Mitigation and Avoidance is a strategy to prevent, minimize, and/or reduce the potential impacts of development on the environment. This strategy focuses on identifying impacts, reducing impacts, and/or mitigating impacts when they cannot be avoided. The State of Utah and federal agencies have developed specific programs to help with Utah mitigation and avoidance. The two main types of Utah Mitigation and Avoidance are avoidance and minimization. Avoidance is the avoidance of an impact that is reasonably foreseeable. This is done by relocating the project, altering project design, or changing the project process. Minimization is reducing the severity of an impact that cannot be avoided. This is done by reducing the amount of disturbance, restoring the area, and/or implementing mitigation measures. The State of Utah and federal agencies have developed several specific programs to help with Utah Mitigation and Avoidance, including the Utah HCP Program, Utah Wetlands Program, and the Utah Endangered Species Program. The Utah HCP Program provides guidelines for avoiding, minimizing, or compensating for the impacts of development on wildlife and their habitats. The Utah Wetlands Program provides guidance on avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating impacts to wetlands. The Utah Endangered Species Program provides guidance on protecting and conserving listed species and their habitats.