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Hiiiiiiiii Influences — Our Liviui; Resnurres 



For further information: 



Arthur W. Allen 



National Biological Service 



Midcontinent Ecological Science 



Center 



4512 McMurry Ave. 



Fort Collins. CO 80525 



greater dependence on annual set-aside pro- 

 grams that potentially have drastic negative 

 effects on wildlife and environmental qtiality. 



The CRP has provided environmental bene- 

 fits, particularly in terms of water quality stem- 

 ming from reduced amounts of soil erosion and 

 reduced applications of agrocheTiiicals. 

 Agricultural production, environmental quality. 

 and viable populations of wildlife in agricultur- 

 al ecosystems are not mutually exclusive objec- 

 tives. The Food Security Act of 1983 and the 

 CRP have successfully integrated environmen- 

 tal and agricultural policies, providing public 

 benefits on a national scale. Recent surveys 

 indicate that most lands enrolled in the CRP 

 will return to crop production upon the pro- 

 gram's termination in 199? (Dicks 1994). If this 

 does occur and if remaining lands are subjected 

 to uncontrolled haying and grazing, the many 

 benefits to wildlife and environmental quality 

 realized over 10 years will be lost. 



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