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The TReK initiative started in 2019 with a visit by Tina Heger at the lab of Eric Higgs at University of Victoria, Canada. The idea was to apply the hierarchy-of-hypotheses (HoH) approach to restoration ecology and build an interactive tool similar to the hypothesis networks for invasion biology. Based on DFG funding, we organized a series of in-person and online meetings, bringing together a core group of restoration ecologists and conceptual thinkers. Together, we developed a first vision for an interactive online platform that would promote the integration of restoration science and practice (Heger et al. 2024). These ideas form the basis of ongoing work in Canada and Germany towards joint projects for implementing the TReK.