Iowa is currently accepting land in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s CRP State Acres for wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program, but only 27,700 acres were designated for Iowa. The land must be in a SAFE project area and meet basic CRP eligibility requirements. Producers entering the program will receive annual CRP rental payments, incentives and cost-share assistance to establish habitat-enhancing natural covers on eligible land. Visit the DNR’s private lands webpage for more information
http://www.iowadnr.com/wildlife/privatelands/index.html
The USDA Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) specializes in creating habitat on land without any cropping history and the program provides about 60 percent cost share for approved practices. Eligible practices include brush management, native grass seeding, edge feathering, forest stand improvement, tree and shrub establishment, prescribed burning and more.
Media Contact: Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 515-432-2823.
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Iowa Sportsman
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