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General Program Description
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
provides assistance to people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat
primarily on private land. WHIP was reauthorized in the
2008 Farm Bill
as a voluntary approach to improving wildlife habitat in our Nation. The
program is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Producers can apply for financial assistance for many types of conservation practices. All sign-ups are conducted at
USDA Service Centers in
Wyoming.
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Wyoming State WHIP Plan (PDF,
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Wyoming
2010 Grazingland Ranking Criteria (PDF, 18 KB)
Wyoming 2010 Riparian and Wetland Ranking Criteria (PDF, 16 KB)
2011 State Initiative
State WHIP Plan and Priorities:
The purpose of WHIP is to develop wildlife habitat, with an emphasis on
habitats of national and state significance and/or habitats experiencing decline
or reduced populations.
Program priorities are based on recommendations from the Wyoming State Technical Committee. The State Technical Committee is made up of
representatives from various producer groups, conservation organizations, agribusinesses, and federal, state, and tribal government agencies.
The following priorities are identified for Wyoming:
1. Riparian and Wetland Areas
Projects that will benefit rare and declining species or species of concern,
including but not limited to: cold water fisheries, sage grouse, turkey, neotropical birds, bald eagle,
waterfowl, deer, elk, moose, and amphibians. Practices
will focus on: fencing with livestock management and off-site
water developments, stream restoration, removal of barriers to fish movement,
herbaceous or woody plantings, creation or enhancement of shallow
water areas for wetland dependent wildlife.
2. Upland Projects (grassland and shrub-steppe)
Projects that will benefit rare and declining species or species of concern,
including but not limited to: Sage grouse, Cassin’s sparrow
lark bunting, sage sparrow. Other target species
benefiting are antelope, mule deer and elk. Practices to be applied may include:
shrub thickets, grass or legume seedlings, water facilities such as
guzzlers, brush management, aspen stand regeneration, fencing and
livestock management, water developments, and prescribed burnings.
Wyoming WHIP Ranking Worksheet:
The ranking criteria focus on the project objectives, practices to be applied, existing
condition or need for improvement, and the species benefited.
Contracts: can be written for 1-10 years. Private landowners are eligible
to apply for WHIP.
Wyoming WHIP Payment Rates:
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For More Information:
To Apply:
Application signup is an ongoing process. Please contact
NRCS at your local USDA Service
Center.
State Contact:
Cheryl Grapes, Assistant
State Conservationist for Programs, 307-233-6757
Mary Schrader, Resource
Conservationist/Farm Bill, 307-233-6762
Additional program information and fact sheets are available on the
National Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Home Page
Last Modified:
08/22/2012
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