Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) supports landowners with habitat development and invasive plant control to create upland, wetland, riparian, and aquatic habitats benefiting local wildlife.
Funder: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Due Dates: No application deadline published
Funding Amounts: NRCS technical and financial assistance for habitat development and invasive plant control
Summary: WHIP supports landowners in creating habitats that benefit locally significant wildlife populations.
Key Information: Contact NRCS for current enrollment availability and program terms.
Description
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) encourages landowners to create habitats that benefit locally significant wildlife populations. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial assistance for controlling invasive plant species and developing habitat areas on landowners’ properties. Supported habitat types include upland, wetland, riparian, and aquatic areas.
Indiana DNR’s Division of Forestry lists WHIP on its Forestry BMP Cost-Share Program page and directs landowners to NRCS for program information. The program’s focus is wildlife habitat creation and invasive plant control, rather than the logging-site best management practice installations covered by Indiana DNR’s separate Forestry BMP cost-share assistance.
