Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2014
CRP Practice | Acres, 2014 |
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Hardwood tree planting | 93,513 |
Wetland Restoration | 57,916 |
Bottomland timber established on wetland | 40,660 |
Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 32,504 |
Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 24,735 |
Tree planting | 18,735 |
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 18,335 |
Riparian buffer | 5,073 |
Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 4,588 |
FWP Aquaculture Wetland Restoration | 3,314 |
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 2,901 |
Establishment of permanent native grasses | 1,404 |
Wildlife food plot | 1,329 |
Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 1,268 |
Expired hardwood tree planting | 959 |
Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 862 |
Filter strips | 570 |
Habitat for upland birds | 465 |
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 453 |
Shallow water areas for wildlife | 387 |
Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 263 |
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Trees | 261 |
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 215 |
Marginal wetland buffer | 210 |
Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 181 |
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 170 |
Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 142 |
Permanent wildlife habitat | 135 |
Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 81 |
Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 37 |
Longleaf Pine Initiative | 34 |
Pollinator Habitat | 17 |
Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 14 |
Grass waterways | 13 |
Rare and Declining Habitat | 9 |
Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 5 |
Grass waterways, non-easement | 5 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.