Wildlife Habitat Studies

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Wildlife Studies

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CRP enhances wildlife habitat. The grass, trees, and wetlands established by CRP benefit numerous wildlife species. Several independent studies have identified benefits to multiple wildlife populations.

Most Recent Study

Pesticide Concentrations in Frog Tissue and Wetland Habitats in a Landscape Dominated by Agriculture (PDF, 2.4 MB)

Prairie Pothole studies

Waterfowl Response to CRP and Swampbuster Provision in the Prairie Pothole Region, 1992 – 2004. USFWS and USGS, 2007 (.PDF, 1.2 MB)

Benefits of the CRP to Grassland Bird Populations in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota USFWS and University of Montana, 2007. (.PDF, 1.6 MB)

Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Wildlife Species Studies

Estimating the Effect of the Conservation Reserve Program on Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Wildlife Species (PDF, 2.4 MB)

Fish and Wildlife Response to Farm Bill Conservation Practices. The Wildlife Society, 2007

Executive Summary. Haufler. (PDF, 73 KB)

Full Report (PDF, 2 MB)

Chapter 1 - Cropland Practices. Brady . (PDF, 281 KB)

Chapter 2 - Grassland Establish Practices. Jones-Farrand, et al. (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Chapter 3 - Buffer Practices. Clark and Reeder . (PDF, 204 KB)

Chapter 4 - Grassland Management Practices. Haufler and Ganguli. (PDF, 209 KB)

Chapter 5 - Wetland Practices. Rewa . (PDF, 204 KB)

Chapter 6 - Aquatic Habitat. Knight and Boyer . (PDF, 275 KB)

Chapter 7 - Adaptive Management. Franklin, et al . (PDF, 326 KB)

Pheasant, Quail, and Grassland bird studies

Quail Study – Estimating Wildlife Response to the Conservation Reserve Program: Bobwhite and Grassland Birds. Riffell and Burger, 2006 . (.PDF, 491 KB)

Pheasants - Estimating Response of Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) to the Conservation Reserve Program. Western Ecosystems Inc., 2006 . (.PDF, 690 KB)

Estimating the Response of Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) to the Conservation Reserve Program. Nielson, et al., 2008. (.PDF, 1.5 MB)

Conservation Reserve Program: CP 33 – Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds Bird: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan - 2006-2008 Final Report. NRCS, 2009 . (.PDF 3.2 MB)

Estimated CRP Benefits to Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds Birds. NRCS, 2009. (.PDF, 1.1 MB)

Estimated CRP Benefits to Mixed-Grass Prairie Birds. NRCS, 2008. (.PDF .472 KB)

Please note that the following reports are not MAE projects but are included with the permission of the authors.

The Northern Bobwhite Restoration Project. NRCS, 2009 . (.PDF, 703 KB)

Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds: A Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Playa Lakes Joint Venture, 2008 . (.PDF, 1.5 MB)

Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Mixed-Grass Prairie Birds: A Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Playa Lakes Joint Venture, 2008 . (.PDF 5.3 MB)

Conservation Reserve Program Benefits on Henslow’s Sparrows Within the United States. Herkert, 2007 . (.PDF, 83 KB)

Grassland Bird Response to Agricultural Field Borders. Mississippi State University, 2007 . (.PDF, 720 KB )

Grouse Studies

Sage Grouse - Use of CRP Fields by Greater Sage-grouse and other Shrubsteppe Associated Wildlife in Washington . Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2006. (.PDF, 4 MB)

Please note that the following report is not an MAE project but is included with the permission of the authors.

Assessment of Conservation Reserve Program Fields Within the Current Distribution of Lesser Prairie-Chicken. Ripper, et al., 2008. (.PDF, 338 KB)

Open Access

Recreational Use & Economics of Conservation Reserve (CRP) Acreage: A National Survey of Landowners. Southwick Associates, Inc. and D.J. Case and Associates, 2008 . (.PDF, 1.2 MB)


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