Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Colorado, 2014
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2014 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 861,992 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 541,070 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 443,153 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 60,359 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 24,642 |
| Pollinator Habitat | 13,609 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 5,086 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 4,423 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 1,822 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 1,522 |
| Riparian buffer | 1,204 |
| Wildlife food plot | 867 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 452 |
| Wetland Restoration | 442 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 301 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 249 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 171 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 167 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 126 |
| Filter strips | 116 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Longleaf Pine | 74 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Buffers | 62 |
| Tree planting | 46 |
| Grass waterways | 43 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 42 |
| Living snow fences, non-easement | 27 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 23 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 21 |
| Marginal wetland buffer | 20 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 18 |
| Living snow fence | 9 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 7 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 4 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 2 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Wetland | 2 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 1 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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