Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2002

CRP Practice	Acres, 2002
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	53,718
Hardwood tree planting	42,607
Tree planting	38,050
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	24,274
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	17,034
Wetland Restoration	10,877
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands	10,435
Diversions	3,040
Permanent wildlife habitat	1,121
Establishment of permanent native grasses	1,110
Riparian buffer	791
Wildlife food plot	438
Shallow water areas for wildlife	414
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity	238
Filter strips	82
Vegetative filter strips	64
Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer	21
Grass waterways	4
Vegetative filter strips (grass)	1

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

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