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Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to help participants develop fish and wildlife habitat on private agricultural land, non-industrial private forest land, and Indian land.

Landowners with eligible agricultural lands including cropland, grassland, pasture, and other land determined by NRCS to be suitable for wildlife habitat development are eligible to apply. Applicants must meet eligibility for Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) certification and be in compliance with the highly Erodible Land and wetland Provisions of the Food security Act of 1985 as amended.

WHIP in New York will have two focus areas: enhancing early successional wildlife habitat with shrubland and establishing and enhancing grassland habitat for declining bird species, pollinators, and other grassland wildlife species. Examples of eligible practices include planting of new wildlife seedings, management activities like mowing and fertilizing, prescribed burning, early successional clearings to enhance shrubland habitat.

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How to Apply

To apply, you need to sign form NRCS-CPA-1200, Conservation Program Application. The form is available below for download, at your local USDA NRCS office. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, and held for the next round of funding. Applicants will compete for funding through a Statewide pool.

For additional information contact your local USDA NRCS office, or visit the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Web site.

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Contact Information

Chanda Lindsay, Program Manager, WHIP
Phone: 315-477-6535
E-mail: Chanda Lindsay

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