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NRCS Colorado and the Wetlands Reserve Program /WRP
The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is a voluntary land-retirement program that
provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address
wetland, wildlife, habitat, soil, water, and related natural resource concerns
on private lands.The WRP program provides landowners and tribes an
opportunity to receive financial incentives to restore and enhance wetlands in
exchange for retiring this land from agriculture. Landowners may
file an application for a conservation easement or a cost-share restoration
agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restore and protect
wetlands.
Participants voluntarily limit future use of the land, but retain private
ownership. WRP offers landowners three enrollment options: (1) Permanent
Easement (2) 30-year Easement, or (3) Restoration Cost-Share Agreement.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has the primary administrative
responsibility and authority to develop cooperative agreements with conservation
groups to assist in creating or restoring wetlands. NRCS may delegate
authority for the monitoring and enforcement of easements.
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Colorado Counties with
Cost-Share 30-Year easements
and/or Perpetual Easements
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The following Colorado Counties have cost-share
30-year easements and or perpetual easements in effect: Adams 8 acres;
Alamosa 220 acres; Bent 241.42 acres; Boulder 10 acres; Conejos acres;
Douglas 1030.76 acres; Elbert 786.20 acres; Gunnison 318.2 acres; Larimer
78.52 acres; Logan 2510.84 acres; Montrose 80.5 acres; Morgan 12.73 acres;
Park 143 acres; Saguache 22.6 acres; Sedgwick 340.5 acres; Weld 60.89 acres;
Yuma 1756 acres |
NRCS Colorado WRP 2010 Annual Report
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NRCS Colorado WRP 2010
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WRP Fact Sheet
Questions
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Key Points
Program Description
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