Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2010
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2010 |
|---|
| Hardwood tree planting | 76,700 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 54,875 |
| Wetland Restoration | 38,247 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 33,925 |
| Tree planting | 24,191 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 18,387 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 14,568 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 10,734 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 10,499 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 9,107 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 8,442 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 4,373 |
| Riparian buffer | 4,052 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 3,232 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 2,399 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 1,611 |
| Wildlife food plot | 1,556 |
| Diversions | 1,320 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 655 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 644 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 532 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 376 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 323 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 313 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 276 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Trees | 261 |
| Filter strips | 235 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 214 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 150 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 75 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 43 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 43 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 36 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 23 |
| Expired hardwood tree planting | 2 |
| Grass waterways | 1 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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