The Farm Service Agency works with partners to identify Monitoring, Assessment and Evaluation (MAE) projects to quantify CRP environmental benefits to water quality and quantity, wildlife, and rural economies.
Project Summaries
Click on the links below to view summaries of recent projects.
Bird Conservation Benefits of the CRP
Assessing the Impact of the CRP on Honey Bee Health
- Assessing on-the-ground implementation of conservation practices in CRP fields across the west
- Decision support tools for CRP Grasslands in the Northern Great Plains for grassland birds
- Chesapeake Bay gains from CREP and opportunity for improvements
- Understanding landowner motivations for CRP participation, retention, and behaviors
Project Reports
Click on the text below to view full reports from completed projects.
Water Quality and Quantity Studies
MAE projects often require multiple years of observation to complete. This page lists the projects that have been funded and are under way.
Numerous organizations have monitoring and assessment programs that complement FSA’s MAE project and provide information on the benefits of the CRP.
Links to previous webinars on MAE projects are available on this site.