Wetlands Reserve Program in the United States, 1995-2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 2,176

Recipients of Wetlands Reserve Program from farms in the United States totaled $91,753,000 in from 1995-2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2021
1Ducks UnlimitedBismarck, ND 58503$29,874,953
2St John River Water Management DiPalatka, FL 32178$3,115,994
3The Nature ConservancyMinneapolis, MN 55415$2,279,481
4Florida Association Of Rc&d CouncOrlando, FL 32822$2,024,303
5Central Area Rc&d CouncilConway, AR 72032$1,419,880
6Alliance Escrow & TitleRigby, ID 83442$1,352,171
7Mississippi Fish And Wildlife FouAmory, MS 38821$1,181,174
8Chicago Title Ins CoEphrata, WA 98823$824,851
9W Brinkley MelvinFairfield, NC 27826$804,758
10Northland Properties IncFremont, MI 49412$710,803
11Moore Law Firm AttorneyBarnwell, SC 29812$660,690
12Evans Farms LpConcordia, MO 64020$658,114
13Bernie M KroissColville, WA 99114$644,674
14State Of MichiganLansing, MI 48918$622,240
15Hardrives Construction IncBillings, MT 59101$591,559
16Iowa Department Of Natural ResourcesDes Moines, IA 50319$566,117
17Woodbury CountySioux City, IA 51109$545,559
18Garland Construction CompanyRobbinsville, NC 28771$500,151
19Mo Department Of ConservationSaint Charles, MO 63304$498,934
20Blue & Haeder Law OfficeHuron, SD 57350$430,805

* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.

** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”

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