Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2003

CRP Practice	Acres, 2003
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	57,817
Hardwood tree planting	42,211
Tree planting	34,114
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	24,725
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	17,226
Wetland Restoration	10,695
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands	9,898
Diversions	3,242
Permanent wildlife habitat	1,256
Riparian buffer	1,002
Establishment of permanent native grasses	912
Wildlife food plot	648
Shallow water areas for wildlife	406
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity	238
Filter strips	82
Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer	21
Vegetative filter strips	9
Grass waterways	4

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

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