CREP:
Changing stream corridors throughout Washington
Total Stream Miles Enrolled: 740
Total Acres Enrolled: 12, 976
Total Native Trees/Shrubs Planted: 5 Million
Total Feet of Fence Installed: 1.4 Million
Plant Growth: 10.8 to 29.3" per year
Plant Survival: 91-93% Median Survival
Stream Shading: Sites 4-9 years old are already averaging 66% canopy cover along small streams!
"CREP has changed the landscape in Whatcom County" (Wayne Chaudiere, Whatcom Conservation District).
Riparian buffers, such as the one shown in the photo, no span along 132 miles of stream in Whatcom County, forming a panorama of native trees and shrubs.
Photo: CREP buffer along Kamm Creek flowing into the Nooksack River.
Photographed by John Gillies, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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Updated March 3, 2010 – Below are links to four files that describe the stream miles that are currently eligible for the forested buffer practice under CREP. The zipped file contains the statewide shapefiles. The Excel spreadsheet is a summary of the segments and lengths, and the htm describes the metadata. Please note that there are three views of the stream data in the spreadsheet. Click the read more link for more information or to download the available files.
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 |
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From the amended document:
This handbook provides CRP policies and instructions to FSA State and County Offices and
NRCS Regional, State, Area, and Field Offices for:
adhering to general provisions and carrying out Agency responsibilities; maintaining useful life easements; approving CRP-I 's; making annual rental payments; performing other CRP activities; CIS policies.
These latest amendments to the 2-CRP Handbook are about seven megabytes in size, in PDF format, available here:
 USDA Agricultural Resource Conservation Program 2-CRP (Revision 4) 6.77 Mb
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
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Monday, 10 December 2007 |
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These buffers improve water quality by increasing shade and decreasing bank erosion. They also contribute to the food web (leaf litter), wildlife habitat, and in the future will contribute large wood as fish habitat to the stream.
Our Library contains CREP documents useful to conservation districts
and Conservation Commission program reports.
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
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Thursday, 25 October 2007 |
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The Washington Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) provides funding to farmers and ranchers to help conserve priority salmon stocks.
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