Table 2. Results of linear mixed models testing the effect of restoration on hydrology, outside and inside the boundaries of each easement.

Each model included well elevation and annual rainfall as covariates.

Easements	Response variables	Explanatory variables	Chisq	P-value
South Marsh	Flooded days/year	Restoration	26.38	<0.001
(within easement)		Annual rainfall	3.77	0.052
		Well elevation	8.39	0.004
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	20.2 CI [0, 44.6]	95.1 CI [73.4, 117.0]
South Marsh	Median Water table	Restoration	68.38	<0.001
(within easement)	(annual)	Annual rainfall	23.88	<0.001
		Well elevation	5.83	0.016
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	-95.2 CI [-105.6, -84.9]	-38.4 CI [-47.3, -29.5]
South Marsh	Flooded days/year	Restoration	2.25	0.156
(outside easement)		Annual rainfall	1.97	0.182
		Well elevation	28.66	<0.001
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	50.4 CI [0, 104.4]	75.8 CI [23.2, 128.3]
South Marsh	Median Water table	Restoration	1.77	0.205
(outside easement)	(annual)	Annual rainfall	6.51	0.020
		Well elevation	6.47	0.023
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	-74.4 CI [-115.5, -33.4]	-57.4 CI [-97.4, -17.4]
East Marsh	Flooded days/year	Restoration	2.84	0.106
(within easement)		Annual rainfall	12.78	0.002
		Well elevation	1.35	0.257
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	220.6 CI [74.8, 365]	180.8 CI [37.2, 324.4]
East Marsh	Median Water table	Restoration	1.22	0.28
(within easement)	(annual)	Annual rainfall	13.88	0.001
		Well elevation	1.45	0.24
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	2.7 CI [-75.6, 80.9]	-6.8 CI [-83.9, -70.3]
East Marsh	Flooded days/year	Restoration	7.66	0.006
(outside easement)		Annual rainfall	14.07	<0.001
		Well elevation	29.79	<0.001
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	48.9 CI [30.8, 67.0]	24.5 CI [9.1, 39.9]
East Marsh	Median Water table	Restoration	6.84	0.009
(outside easement)	(annual)	Annual rainfall	23.70	<0.001
		Well elevation	36.36	<0.001
	Pre-restoration	Post-restoration
	-89.8 CI [-106.2, -73.4]	-110.5 CI [-124.6, -96.5]