Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) offers an opportunity for landowners to voluntarily protect, restore and enhance wetlands on their property.  The USDA NRCS provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their restoration efforts.  To be eligible for WRP, land must be restorable; suitable for wildlife benefits; and must have had an agricultural history.  WRP offers three options to landowners to protect, restore and enhance wetland and associated uplands: permanent easements, 30-year easements or 10-year restoration cost share agreements.  The program will pay all legal costs to establish an easement; up to100 percent of the cost of the restoration; and the landowner will receive a payment for the easement based on the appraised agricultural value of the land.  Landowners may sign up any time at the NRCS office. Applications are ranked and funding is done periodically throughout the year. 

Link to the National WRP Web Site

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