Can a CP-5A, Windbreak, practice be established on the outside of a filter strip or riparian buffer?
A13: As with all CRP/CREP practices, there are site specifics, but this application would be very hard to justify. Q14: Can a participant enroll to establish a filter strip or riparian buffer on a site where there is an established two-track or lane immediately adjacent to an eligible body of water? A14: Yes, as long as there is a documented resource concern to justify establishment of the filter strip or riparian buffer practice on the site. Procedure requires that filter strips and riparian buffers enrolled in CRP/CREP begin at the top of the eligible body of water’s bank. In some cases, such as with an existing two-track, lane, berm etc., there may be land that is adjacent to the eligible body of water that does not meet the eligibility criteria to be enrolled in CRP/CREP. This land is not eligible, and shall not be enrolled in CRP/CREP. However, if the eligible land is enrolled in CRP/CREP as a filter strip or riparian buffer, the ineligible land shall be included: in the area used
