FY06 Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program - Oregon

The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat primarily on private land. Through WHIP, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides both technical assistance and up to 75 percent cost-share assistance to establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat. WHIP agreements between NRCS and the participant generally last from 5 to 10 years from the date the agreement is signed.

WHIP was reauthorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) and is administered by the NRCS. WHIP encourages the creation, restoration, and enhancement of wildlife habitats that support animal populations of national, state, tribal, and local significance on private lands. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to landowners and others to assist in developing upland, wetland, riparian, and aquatic habitat areas on their property. This program is a cost share program and is available on private and tribal lands.

Program Information

• How WHIP Works in Oregon in 2006
• FY2006 WHIP Cost List
• FY2006 WHIP Ranking Tool
• WHIP Application and Other Documents

Links to Other Useful WHIP Information

These documents requireAdobe Acrobat Reader and  Microsoft Excel.

WHIP Practices, Appendix 1 (Excel, 37 KB) 
WHIP Practice Cost List Reserved, Appendix 2 (Excel, 31 KB) 
WHIP Action Plan, Appendix 3 (Excel, 60 KB) 
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Oregon State Plan – FY2007 (PDF, 291 KB) 
Fact Sheet (PDF, 47.05 KB)
Question and Answers (PDF, 38.12 KB)
Program Description (PDF, 50.13 KB)
Key Points (PDF, 46.79 KB)
Federal Regulation, 7 CFR 636, July 24, 2002 Revised final rule that includes changes to WHIP through the 2002 Farm Bill (PDF, 33 KB)

• ODFW Conservation Strategy for Oregon
• Federal Regulation, September 19, 1997
• NRCS Policy

Oregon WHIP Fiscal Year 2006 Contacts

Local Contact:
Please contact the District Conservationist in the USDA Service Center nearest the location of your property.

Oregon WHIP Program Manager:
Todd Peplin
Phone: (541) 923-4358 x131
Email:  todd.peplin@or.usda.gov

Last Modified: 1/23/2007

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