Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in North Carolina, 2014
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2014 |
|---|
| Riparian buffer | 31,303 |
| Tree planting | 17,638 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 13,524 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 12,861 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 8,540 |
| Longleaf Pine Initiative | 6,687 |
| Filter strips | 2,586 |
| Wetland Restoration | 2,452 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 1,442 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 1,194 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 949 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 873 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 518 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 439 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 312 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 63 |
| FWP Aquaculture Wetland Restoration | 58 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 51 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 46 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 36 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Buffers | 34 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 30 |
| Wildlife food plot | 27 |
| FWP Flooded Prairie Wetland | 15 |
| Grass waterways | 9 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 5 |
| Pollinator Habitat | 4 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 3 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 3 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 1 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 1 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 1 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 1 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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