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Kentucky Wetlands Reserve Program Funded by Year - 1995-2007
Updated 07/31/2008
The Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) is a voluntary program that offers private landowners an opportunity to protect and restore wetland habitats on their lands. WRP is a long-term conservation, wetland restoration and wildlife habitat program. Landowners that wish to participate in WRP have three choices: a permanent conservation easement; a 30-year conservation easement or a 10-year restoration cost-share agreement.
The following table provides a thirteen year summary of the NRCS Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) in Kentucky. Kentucky did not receive funding for the program in 2002, but was active again in 2003. For the last five years, the program has been well received by landowners and highly successful in protecting wetland resources throughout the State.
Pictured (above):
WRP sites benefit
many wildlife species including migratory waterfowl
WRP Funding by Year, Kentucky, 1995-2007
|
Year |
Acres |
Easement Cost |
Restoration Cost |
|
1995 |
737.13 |
$489,460
|
$207,534
|
|
1996 |
1,170.10 |
$724,213
|
$172,058
|
|
1997 |
855.51 |
$511,335
|
$216,599
|
|
1998 |
2,368.34 |
$1,766,231
|
$279,731
|
|
1999 |
1035.49 |
$661,557
|
$84,913
|
|
2000 |
1,128.49 |
$852,358
|
$292,307
|
|
2001 |
1094 |
$963,433
|
$492,767
|
|
2002 |
0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
2003 |
1167.14 |
$1,800,757
|
$401,777
|
|
2004 |
1,915.71 |
$2,885,278
|
$836,650
|
|
2005 |
1,595.34 |
$2,227,572
|
$658,400
|
|
2006 |
2,585.04 |
$4,509,172
|
$1,003,588
|
|
2007 |
1,372.60 |
$2,042,776
|
$597,863
|
|
Totals: |
17,025 |
$18,923,318
|
$5,244,187
|
Data sources: NRCS WRP Database, NRCS KY WRP files, Jan. 2008
WRP Acres Restored by Year
|
1997 |
285 |
$61,070
|
|
1998 |
645 |
$223,160
|
|
1999 |
65 |
$6,855
|
|
2000 |
470 |
$162,976
|
|
2001 |
1740 |
$299,400
|
|
2002 |
165 |
$62,835
|
|
2003 |
835 |
$124,990
|
|
2004 |
270 |
$200,170
|
|
2005 |
880 |
$483,285
|
|
2006 |
1290 |
$634,675
|
|
2007 |
1235 |
$597,863 |
|
Total: |
7880 |
$2,857,279 |
Data sources: NRCS WRP Database, NRCS KY WRP files, Jan. 2008
Kentucky, 1995-2006
WRP Easements by County
Descending Order by Acres Enrolled
|
County |
Acres |
Easement
Cost |
Restoration Costs |
|
Fulton |
3124 |
$3,710,176 |
$904,091 |
|
Henderson |
1953 |
$3,055,691 |
$642,524 |
|
Union |
1680 |
$2,698,755 |
$560,553 |
|
McCracken |
1350 |
$1,042,525 |
$315,159 |
|
Marshall |
1215 |
$856,033 |
$395,346 |
|
Ballard |
950 |
$1,594,950 |
$391,351 |
|
Crittenden |
931 |
$666,878 |
$185,040 |
|
Hickman |
579 |
$378,834 |
$83,085 |
|
Livingston |
535 |
$355,396 |
$159,541 |
|
Casey |
492 |
$324,858 |
$172,048 |
|
Hopkins |
379 |
$249,669 |
$92,416 |
|
Butler |
352 |
$214,320 |
$35,842 |
|
Lincoln |
346 |
$106,250 |
$125,000 |
|
Webster |
344 |
$462,821 |
$161,189 |
|
Muhlenberg |
314 |
$365,158 |
$102,000 |
|
Todd |
245 |
$215,696 |
$10,388 |
|
Pulaski |
153 |
$227 |
$62,439 |
|
Carlisle |
127 |
$24,795 |
$54,367 |
|
Nelson |
118 |
$167,927 |
$56,300 |
|
Marion |
110 |
$163,757 |
$32,087 |
|
Calloway |
95 |
$214,320 |
$35,842 |
|
McLean |
58 |
$52,515 |
$24,768 |
|
Clinton |
52 |
$64,000 |
$8,000 |
|
Pendleton |
38 |
$89,110 |
$11,200 |
|
Graves |
26 |
$21,445 |
$4,025 |
|
Green |
26 |
$43,362 |
$16,700 |
|
Metcalfe |
22 |
$33,488 |
$13,000 |
|
Monroe |
18 |
$11,607 |
$3,852 |
|
Warren |
11 |
$5,350 |
$5,600 |
|
Madison |
8 |
$0 |
$2,705 |
|
Totals |
15653 |
$17,189,913 |
$4,666,458 |
Data sources: NRCS WRP Database, NRCS KY WRP files, Jan. 2008
State Contacts:
Jacob Kuhn
Assistant State Conservationist
Phone: 859:224-7371
Doug Hines
Resource Conservationist
Phone: 859-224-7364
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