Source: USDA, 11/19/14

December 19th, 2014 is fiscal year 2015’s deadline for ACEP-WRE applications to be filed by eligible landowners with their local USDA Service Center.  Landowners that are interested in enrolling their land should contact their local NRCS field office to ensure their farm records are up-to-date, their eligibility forms have been completed, and that they have completed an NRCS-CPA-1200 to apply for ACEP-WRE.

Although the final rule has not yet been published for ACEP, the WRE component operates like the repealed Wetland Reserve Program (WRP).  ACEP-WRE provides financial assistance directly to private and Tribal landowners to restore, protect and enhance wetlands on eligible land through the purchase of Wetland Reserve Easements.  When the final rule for ACEP is published NRCS will notify WRE applicants of any further information or documentation that may be required to process and review the application.

A separate application deadline for the other ACEP components: Agricultural Land Easements (ALE), and ALE-Grasslands of Special Environmental Significance (ALE-GSS), will be announced at a later date.

Program Contact
Greg Walker, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, 919-873-2104.