Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Alabama, 2014
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2014 |
|---|
| Tree planting | 105,086 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 48,874 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 47,784 |
| Riparian buffer | 32,090 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 25,397 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 14,262 |
| Longleaf Pine Initiative | 11,145 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 8,943 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 6,447 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 4,469 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 3,749 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 3,307 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - Existing | 2,540 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 1,840 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 1,730 |
| Marginal wetland buffer | 1,712 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 1,220 |
| Wildlife food plot | 1,158 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 1,138 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 697 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 650 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 559 |
| Filter strips | 495 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Buffers | 215 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 194 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 99 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 79 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 59 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 53 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 28 |
| Pollinator Habitat | 20 |
| FWP Aquaculture Wetland Restoration | 14 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 11 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 5 |
| Wetland Restoration | 5 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 2 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 1 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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