The Lower Loup Natural Resources District (LLNRD) has renewed its Access Incentives Program, which improves recreation opportunities and provides additional funding towards the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
The program offers cost-share funding to assist landowners interested in enrolling property, now in CRP, into the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s (NGPC) Open Fields and Waters (OFW) program.
The OFW program contributes to the opening of rangeland, pastureland, and wetlands to public access for hunting, fishing, and trapping. Landowner payments are based on the location, enrollment type, and habitat quality.
Enrollment contracts can be written for 1 to 5 years. The NGPC will determine the habitat quality and payments will be made based on that determination. The rates for enrolling CRP acres range from $4 to $8 an acre, depending on the evaluation.
Landowners receive 50% of the incentive payment the month following signing the agreement and the remaining 50% of the payment the following May.
For more information about the District’s Access Incentives Program, contact the Lower Loup NRD at (308) 728-3221.
