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Wetlands Reserve Program

The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to restore, enhance, and protect wetlands. Landowners have the option of enrolling eligible lands through permanent easements, 30-year easements, and restoration cost-share agreements. Landowners in Oregon have found that participating in WRP offers an excellent way to retain open space, respect private property rights, benefit fish and wildlife and remove unproductive or inappropriate cropland from cultivation.

The Oregon WRP is focused to address the following issues on private and public lands: restoration of the functional role of wetlands in agricultural ecosystems; development of habitat for migratory birds; restoration and preservation of ancient crop areas for traditional, cultural practices and subsistence; and restoration and connectivity of aquatic and riparian habitat for endangered species.

Projects have been funded from the coastal estuaries to mountain meadows. Through WRP, significant investment has been made in the Klamath Basin. The goal of this investment is to restore wetland hydrology and help aid this water short area.

Program Information:

The following documents requires Adobe Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat Document Fact Sheet (88 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Questions and Answers (58 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document WRP Application Process (51 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Using Micro and Macrotopography in Wetland Restoration (370 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document Wetland Pond Flowchart (255 KB)

Last Modified:  01/25/2007

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