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 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
