Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2008
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2008 |
|---|
| Hardwood tree planting | 79,841 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 55,598 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 35,275 |
| Wetland Restoration | 28,484 |
| Tree planting | 24,339 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 17,990 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 13,810 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 13,525 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 8,842 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 7,395 |
| Riparian buffer | 5,156 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 4,399 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 2,971 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 2,536 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 2,262 |
| Wildlife food plot | 1,418 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 1,384 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 649 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 632 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 552 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 421 |
| Filter strips | 277 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 249 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 238 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 214 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 201 |
| Diversions | 158 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 98 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 43 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 43 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 36 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 33 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 23 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 4 |
| Expired hardwood tree planting | 2 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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