What types of trees will be planted on the forested riparian buffer?
A Forest Management Plan is written by the DENR Division of Forest Resources in agreement with the landowner and NRCS. It will indicate what trees are suitable for each CREP site and selection will be determined on a site by site basis. There must be at least two different tree species, one being a hardwood, planted in the riparian forest buffer. The goal is to promote water quality and wildlife benefits, not timber production. What are CREP conservation easements? A CREP conservation easement is an acquired interest in land that restricts cultivation, development, and grazing. Only the enrolled land will be included in the conservation easement. The landowner still owns, retains title, and has the right to control access to the land. Land enrollment in CREP does not prevent you from: • Hunting or fishing • Selling or willing land • Controlling access to land The public does not have access to the land. What management is allowed within the CREP riparian buffer practice? The landowner
