
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 FY2023 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
- Kentucky FY2023 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC). Kentucky Wetland Reserve Easement payments based on 95% of appraised Fair Market Value. Map shows rates in border counties in neighboring states.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Kentucky state office website
Louisiana landowner resources
Mississippi landowner resources
- Mississippi River landowner Mississippi fact sheet
- Mississippi FY2023 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 FY2023 Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Missouri state office website
Tennessee landowner resources
