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Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Sign-up Information and Activities

Eligibility and Application Process

Applications (on Form AD-1153) will be accepted on a continuous basis.  Applications may be submitted to any local NRCS Field Service Center. The application and supporting information will then be forwarded to the NRCS state office and program manager for ranking. Funding selections will be made based on eligibility and ranking, exclusively from those applications received.

The following WRP Application Forms are available online
Visit the eForms website to search and download the requested form.

USDA Service Center eForms Web Site
Form AD-1153, Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance
Form CCC-501A, Member's Information (for entities only)
Form SF-1199A, Direct Deposit Sign-up Form
Form CCC-505, Voluntary Base Acres Reduction

Ranking Criteria, Eligible Practices and Cost Lists

The list of preliminary planning criteria, ranking criteria, eligible conservation practices, average costs, and cost-share rates are published in the documents listed below.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Preliminary Planning and Ranking Criteria Checklist - Revised 2002 (PDF; 294 KB)

Ranking Criteria - Revised 2003 (PDF; 105 KB)

FY-2008 Practice Payment Rates - 10/01/2007 (PDF; 8.08 KB)

Reports

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

WRP Annual Report FY-2006 (PDF; 10.2 KB)

WRP Enrolled Acreage Map through 2006 (PDF; 416 KB)

OK WRP Program Activity Map, 1996-2002 (PDF; 102 KB)

OK Application Backlog Map, FY-2002 (PDF; 101 KB)

Oklahoma 2001 Summary (PDF; 53.8 KB)

2000 Annual Report (PDF; 500 KB)

For archived WRP program information and cost lists prior to 2007 contact the NRCS employees shown below.

Contacts

 

Melanie Oliver
Resource Specialist
Phone: 405-742-1252
Email: Melanie Oliver

 

Steve Barner
WRP Specialist
Phone: 918-423-8730
Email: Steve Barner

For additional information and assistance, contact your local NRCS Field Service Center.

Last Reviewed/Modified: 10/09/2009

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