What is CREP?Conservation Agreement • May 31st, 2022
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2022For over 20 years, Illinois’ Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has been a successful partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and private landowners. The goals of CREP are to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff, improve water quality, and create and enhance critical habitat for fish and wildlife populations on private lands within the Illinois and Kaskaskia River Watersheds. As one of the oldest and most popular CREP programs in the nation, the CREP partnership has achieved restoration and long-term protection of over 90,000 acres in Illinois.
What is CREP?Conservation Agreement • May 31st, 2022
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2022For over 20 years, Illinois’ Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has been a successful partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and private landowners. The goals of CREP are to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff, improve water quality, and create and enhance critical habitat for fish and wildlife populations on private lands within the Illinois and Kaskaskia River Watersheds. As one of the oldest and most popular CREP programs in the nation, the CREP partnership has achieved restoration and long-term protection of over 90,000 acres in Illinois.
What is CREP?Conservation Agreement • May 31st, 2022
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2022For over 20 years, Illinois’ Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has been a successful partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and private landowners. The goals of CREP are to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff, improve water quality, and create and enhance critical habitat for fish and wildlife populations on private lands within the Illinois and Kaskaskia River Watersheds. As one of the oldest and most popular CREP programs in the nation, the CREP partnership has achieved restoration and long-term protection of over 90,000 acres in Illinois.