CRP-MAP ADDRESSES HABITAT AND ACCESS ISSUES
The Nebraska Conservation Reserve Program-Management Access Program (CRP-MAP) is an innovative and unique approach designed to address wildlife
habitat and hunting and trapping access issues in the state. CRP-MAP is a joint
effort funded by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Pheasants Forever
and the Nebraska Environmental Trust. It is also supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and most importantly,
private landowners.
The management portion of CRP-MAP improves wildlife habitat on CRP lands.
Research shows that habitat is the key to an abundance of any wild species.
Light discing is the primary means used in CRP-MAP to enhance wildlife habitat. Light discing promotes the growth of broad-leafed plants, which
provide important food and cover for wildlife and adds to the overall diversity
of the site. In addition to the “volunteer” plants that grow following the
disturbance provided by light discing, legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover are
planted to improve habitat conditions. These legumes are nitrogen-rich and
attract insects essential in the diet of newly-hatched, ground-nesting birds like
pheasants.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, acting through the Farm Service
Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, has cooperated in allowing habitat management on CRP tracts administered by the USDA
program. Landowners make habitat improvements to their CRP tracts and allow walk-in public access for hunting and trapping.
Hunting permits and habitat stamp revenue fund Commission participation.
Pheasants Forever funding comes from donations by its Nebraska chapters, earned through banquets and other local fund raising events. The Trust is
funded through lottery proceeds. Therefore, landowners are compensated by
hunters who purchase permits and habitat stamps, individuals and businesses
that have supported Pheasants Forever chapters and citizens who play the lottery.
The Game and Parks Commission, Pheasants Forever and the Nebraska Environmental Trust are proud to share in this partnership that brings together
Nebraska’s hunters, landowners, private citizens and organizations and
government agencies.
Working together, we can preserve the Nebraska hunting and trapping tradition.
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This Program Depends on Your Actions In the Field.
Every effort is made to ensure habitat quality. At times, the habitat
on some enrolled tracts is impacted by forces of nature beyond the control of the landowner or the Commission. When habitat
quality becomes inadvertently degraded after enrollment, the landowner is held harmless in their agreement. If landowner actions result in
significant habitat degradation, payment will be adjusted and withheld.
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