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Re: eligibility for CRP program

I would contact the regional office of the Dept. of Natural Resources,
Natural Heritage Division.  I can send you a prairie restoration manual
published by DNR.  If you are in Champaign County, contact Eric Smith at
333-5773.
If you tell me what county you are in, I can tell you who to call.


>Regarding the conversation about planting prairie on CRP acres, I have 55
>acres of pretty flat land in East Central Illinois which I plan to start
>restoring to pairie in about three
>years.  I am still in the research phase; it's currently in row crops
>(corn/soybeans).  I have assumed it would not be eligible for the CRP
>program because it's not highly vulnerable to erosion.  Is this correct?
>To whom should I talk and when if my land is eligible?  Thanks for your
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Ruth A. Green, Greenhouse Manager; Supportive Scientist
Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity
607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL  61820
Office:  217-333-7091   FAX:  217-333-6294
Email:  rgreen@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu


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