WRE - Wetland Reserve Easements

<div><div>FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE:&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><p>Wetland Reserve Easements were formerly known as Wetlands Reserve Program easements and are voluntary easement enrollment program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the program with funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation.</p><div>The WRP was established by the 1990 Farm Bill.&nbsp;<span style='color:rgb(32,33,34); font-size:16px;'>Producers enrolling in the program must agree to implement approved wetland restoration and protection plans. In return, participating producers receive payments based on the difference in the value of their land caused by placing an easement on a portion of it.</span><br /><br /><span style='color:rgb(32,33,34); font-size:16px;'>This subset of WRE easement data for the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and the West Gulf Coastal Plain &amp; Ouachitas ecological regions was derived from a National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) exported file. The Natural Conservation Resource Service (USDA) provides the easement information to NCED and NCED provides distribution via a nationwide easement download.&nbsp;</span></div>