Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Georgia, 2002

CRP Practice	Acres, 2002
Tree planting	144,413
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	98,601
Hardwood tree planting	43,285
Wetland Restoration	6,641
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	5,737
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	5,638
Permanent wildlife habitat	5,415
Wildlife food plot	1,224
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover	1,147
Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement	989
Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement	637
Filter strips	575
Riparian buffer	452
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands	401
Vegetative filter strips	344
Establishment of permanent native grasses	140
Grass waterways	96
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips)	33
Shallow water areas for wildlife	23
Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement	20
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement	8
Grass waterways, non-easement	2

For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.

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