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Landowner Resources

Home » Lower Mississippi Batture Reforestation Project » Landowner Resources

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, working with the Mississippi River Trust and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) program, is offering monetary incentives to landowners in six states in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain, an area known as the “batture,” so they can re-forest cleared or open land. The batture covers 2 million acres.

STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

ARKANSAS LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Arkansas fact sheet
  • Arkansas Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Arkansas Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Arkansas state office website

KENTUCKY LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Kentucky fact sheet
  • Kentucky Geographic Areas Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Kentucky state office website

LOUISIANA LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Louisiana fact sheet
  • Louisiana Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Louisiana Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Louisiana state office website

MISSISSIPPI LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Mississippi fact sheet
  • Mississippi Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Mississippi Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Mississippi state office website

MISSOURI LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Missouri fact sheet
  • Missouri Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Missouri state office website

TENNESSEE LANDOWNER RESOURCES

  • Mississippi River landowner Tennessee fact sheet
  • Tennessee Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Tennessee state office website

OTHER RESOURCES

  • Landowner guide to habitat improvements on Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Conservation tools and programs for landowners

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