Missouri Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) 2006 Archive
 

Information about each conservation practice eligible for WHIP financial assistance is available in the following documents:

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2006 Missouri WHIP Eligible Conservation Practices (PDF, 196 KB)

2006 Missouri WHIP Program Policies (PDF, 29 KB)

Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Guides and job sheets will be used to evaluate existing wildlife habitat, complete the WHIP scoring worksheet, and plan wildlife conservation practices. Missouri considers six priority habitats and their associated species in the “Restoration of Priority Habitats” section of the WHIP scoring worksheet. Details about the priority habitats and species are in the list and map that follow:

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Priority Habitats and Associated Species List (PDF, 86 KB)

   Priority Habitats (Natural Divisions) map (JPG, 136KB)

Missouri has nine prairie focus areas identified around the state that have supported Greater Prairie Chicken Leks and/or where conservation grassland areas are located.  WHIP applications with offered acres within seven miles of the focus area boundary are eligible for a higher cost share rate (See the “2006 Missouri WHIP Eligible Conservation Practices” link above for details).  Maps of the nine prairie focus areas follow:    

1. Eldorado Prairies Focus Area Map

2. Golden-Dorris Creek Prairie Focus Area Map 

3. Greenridge Township Focus Area Map

4. Hi Lonesome Prairie Focus Area Map

5. Mystic Prairie Focus Area Map

6. Pawnee Prairie/Dunn Ranch Focus Area Map

7. Prairie State Park/Shawnee Trail Focus Area Map

8. Stone Point/Horse Creek Focus Area Map

9. Taberville Prairie Focus Area Map

More Information About WHIP

Missouri WHIP Contact Information

National NRCS WHIP Information