| Progress toward the
2-million-mile goal: 69 percent as of January 1, 2003
Buffer Notes January 2003 By Bill Berry, Editor 1973 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-341-9119 Progress toward the Conservation Reserve Program Goal of Two Million Miles of Conservation Buffers Program miles acres Technical assistance only 190,420 685,536 Cost-share programs 185,315 667,133 Wetlands Reserve Program* 27,419 98,709 General CRP** 333,783 1,201,619 Continuous CRP/CREP 637,726 2,295,814 Total 1,374,670 4,958,911 * Prior to fiscal year 2001, a 20 percent credit was taken for acres under easement in the courthouse. Thereafter, actual buffer installations will be reported through the NRCS Performance Results Measurement System. ** Prior to fiscal year 2001, a 4 percent credit was taken for acres enrolled adjacent to water and producing significant environmental benefits. Thereafter, actual buffer installations will be reported through the NRCS Performance Results Measurement System. Note: Totals in the technical assistance only, cost-share programs, and Wetlands Reserve Program categories are through September 30, 2001. General CRP totals are through the last sign-up, which was held in 2000. |