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Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Restoring America's Greatest River

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LANDOWNER RESOURCES –
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BATTURE

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, working with the Mississippi River Trust and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) program, is offering monetary incentives to landowners in six states in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain, an area known as the “batture,” so they can re-forest cleared or open land. The batture covers 2 million acres.

State-specific resources

Arkansas landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Arkansas fact sheet
  • Arkansas FY2022 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Arkansas Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Arkansas state office website

Kentucky landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Kentucky fact sheet
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Kentucky state office website

Louisiana landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Louisiana fact sheet
  • Louisiana FY2022 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Louisiana Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Louisiana state office website

Mississippi landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Mississippi fact sheet
  • Mississippi FY2022 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Mississippi Guide to Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Mississippi state office website

Missouri landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Missouri fact sheet
  • Missouri FY2021 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Missouri state office website

Tennessee landowner resources

  • Mississippi River landowner Tennessee fact sheet
  • Tennessee FY2022 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Tennessee state office website
Aerial view of hardwood forests and cloudy blue sky
Mature hardwood forest covers more than 1 million acres in the active floodplain

Other Resources

  • Landowner guide to habitat improvements on Wetland Reserve Easements
  • Conservation tools and programs for landowners

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Tupelo, MS 38804

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