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36 NORTHERN PANHANDLE PHEASANT OPPORTUNITY AREA (NPPOA) Berggren Plan 1�0 Accomplishments within the NPPOA (2016-2020): • Completed 32 habitat improvement projects with private landowners, positively impacting more than 3,000 acres • Enrolled 5,496 additional acres of upland habitat (net gain) into the OFW Program (60% increase) • The number of publicly accessible CRP acres in the NPPOA nearly doubled • More than 30% of existing CRP acres within the NPPOA currently are open to public access through OFW Primary Objectives for Berggren Plan 2�0 (2022-2026): • Incentivize CRP enrollments and high-quality habitat upgrades on existing CRP stands – especially on sites open to public access • Increase public hunting opportunities on private lands through OFW, including all forms of suitable pheasant habitat (e�g�, CRP, tall stubble, playa wetlands, shelterbelts, etc�) • Incentivize grass establishment (and public access) on dryland pivot corners occurring in Box Butte County through continuous CRP, Corners for Wildlife, or other available programs • Seek opportunities to create or improve pheasant habitat on private lands using other USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs (e�g�, Grassland CRP) to expand on the existing habitat base Table A4� Habitat and Access Goals (2022-2026) for the Northern Panhandle Pheasant Opportunity Area (NPPOA) Practice 5-year Goals (Acres) Annual Goals (Acres) New CRP a 2,000 400 CRP Re-Enrollment b 12,586 2,517�2 CRP Mid-Contract Management c 2,325�7 465�1 Grass Establishment on Pivot Corners d 4,232�2 846�4 Total Habitat 21,143�9 4,428�7 a Represents 7.0% increase compared to current (2020) CRP enrollment (28,475 ac) b Represents 100% retention of general/continuous CRP acres scheduled to expire from 2021-2025 c Represents 33.3% of total CRP acres due for Mid-Contract Management from 2021-2025 (6,977 ac) d Represents 20% of available dryland pivot corner acres (21,161 ac) within Box Butte Co. (currently 3.9% enrolled in CRP or Corners for Wildlife) Practice Available CRP in 2020 (Acres) CRP Acres Enrolled in OFW (2020-21) 5-year Goal (Acres) Public Access (CRP) 28,475 8,625�4 (30�3%) 35% of available e e Represents a "moving goal" based on available general/continuous CRP acreage