Maryland’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

Since 1997, Maryland’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has helped thousands of Maryland landowners plant streamside buffers, establish wetlands, protect highly erodible land, and create wildlife habitat while providing them with a steady, dependable land rental income. CREP is a state-federal partnership that makes it easy for farmers to protect their streams without hurting their bottom line. The new CREP program has been simplified and offers more financial incentives to encourage landowners to establish grass and forest cover on their marginal cropland and pastureland… Click here to read the full PDF of Conservation Matters – A publication of the Montgomery Soil Conservation District: December 2009.