Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2011
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2011 |
|---|
| Hardwood tree planting | 116,606 |
| Wetland Restoration | 54,417 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 39,974 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 32,789 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 31,668 |
| Tree planting | 13,852 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 13,225 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 6,303 |
| Riparian buffer | 5,410 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 3,066 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 3,048 |
| FWP Aquaculture Wetland Restoration | 2,728 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 1,444 |
| Expired hardwood tree planting | 923 |
| Wildlife food plot | 905 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 695 |
| Filter strips | 631 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 520 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 473 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 439 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 287 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 275 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Trees | 261 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 229 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 218 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 216 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 106 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 58 |
| Marginal wetland buffer | 53 |
| Longleaf Pine Initiative | 34 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 23 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 10 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 9 |
| Diversions | 5 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 5 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 5 |
| Erosion control structure | 2 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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