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NRCS Conservation Programs
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for conservation-minded
landowners who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat on agricultural land, non-industrial
private forest land, and Tribal land. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers
WHIP to provide both technical assistance and up to 75 percent cost-share assistance to establish and
improve fish and wildlife habitat.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (enacted on February 7, 2014) moved authority for WHIP to
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
To learn more see EQIP
-- And -- WHIP
Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance | Reimbursable
Contracts: Contract Data |Maps
Conservation Practice Implementation Reports: by State | by State and Conservation Practices related to: Fish and Wildlife Habitat
Civil Rights Report
Financial Information
The Financial Information section presents data from the USDA Office of the Chief
Financial Officer's Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) system and
its predecessor, the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS). The Financial Information
presented here is Total Obligations which the Government Accountability Office defines as
binding agreements (orders
placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, etc.) that will result in outlays,
immediately or in the future. Before obligations can be incurred, budgetary resources
must be made available by Congress. The obligations displayed for each year are the total
obligations reported as of the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent adjustments after the
close of the fiscal year are not included.
There are three categories of Total Obligations presented below:
- Technical Assistance (TA) Obligations
refer to the scientific expertise, natural resource
data, tools, and technology that USDA NRCS personnel provide to help producers, landowners,
and communities develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to solve
natural resource problems at the field, operation, or larger landscape scales. NRCS is the
lead agency for providing technical assistance for USDA.
- Financial Assistance (FA) Obligations
refer to the commitment of funds to contracts for payments that will be made to program
participants for implementing conservation practices, which can provide both on-site and
off-site conservation benefits.
- Reimbursable funds can be used to provide Technical or Financial Assistance,
but are received from sources other than NRCS. They can also be transfers from or agreements with
other Federal agencies.
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WHIP Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Alabama | $1,452.3
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$3,471.1
|
$4,517.2
|
$3,605.0
|
$5,735.0
|
$2,141.4
|
$922.3
|
$543.2
|
$135.4
|
Alaska | $3,027.4
|
$3,103.0
|
$3,657.3
|
$302.2
|
$4,707.0
|
$138.2
|
$761.3
|
$165.2
|
$108.5
|
Arizona | $1,500.6
|
$615.7
|
$975.8
|
$566.1
|
$96.5
|
$13.8
|
$142.4
|
$75.9
|
$12.6
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Arkansas | $1,072.2
|
$4,091.2
|
$1,145.4
|
$2,969.4
|
$2,989.8
|
$70.9
|
$523.6
|
$164.3
|
$425.8
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California | $2,455.2
|
$2,856.3
|
$4,378.5
|
$588.3
|
$1,548.6
|
$567.3
|
$432.3
|
$620.7
|
$436.4
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Caribbean |
|
$8.2
|
$130.7
|
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$22.3
|
$0.3
|
$15.6
|
$16.2
|
$11.0
|
Colorado | $1,120.8
|
$790.6
|
$687.8
|
$924.7
|
$290.6
|
$95.0
|
$42.0
|
$71.8
|
$19.2
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Connecticut | $2,145.3
|
$1,293.9
|
$1,417.9
|
$920.4
|
$828.2
|
$253.3
|
$480.2
|
$458.0
|
$203.7
|
Delaware | $467.1
|
$318.0
|
$144.2
|
$62.3
|
$60.4
|
$6.5
|
$9.5
|
$18.2
|
$19.1
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Florida | $1,862.6
|
$1,668.1
|
$1,070.5
|
$1,124.0
|
$845.6
|
$194.9
|
$441.7
|
$431.1
|
$207.3
|
Georgia | $1,344.8
|
$2,130.5
|
$7,460.2
|
$6,459.7
|
$6,415.7
|
$576.0
|
$1,060.8
|
$1,110.6
|
$219.6
|
Hawaii/Pacific | $1,043.2
|
$319.6
|
$147.4
|
$179.2
|
$118.2
|
$14.2
|
$81.7
|
$33.4
|
$10.3
|
Idaho | $924.7
|
$395.3
|
$720.7
|
$203.2
|
$1,345.5
|
$148.0
|
$162.5
|
$28.8
|
$80.2
|
Illinois | $307.6
|
$297.8
|
$385.0
|
$122.0
|
$155.8
|
$18.0
|
$199.4
|
$-37.4
|
$56.0
|
Indiana | $1,310.8
|
$1,035.3
|
$825.2
|
$5,923.9
|
$203.2
|
$117.9
|
$115.2
|
$35.7
|
$22.9
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Iowa | $957.7
|
$992.1
|
$536.4
|
$290.5
|
$571.0
|
$14.2
|
$25.7
|
$36.6
|
$12.6
|
Kansas | $1,283.3
|
$2,496.0
|
$1,952.3
|
$976.9
|
$1,742.6
|
$96.6
|
$225.7
|
$75.9
|
$60.8
|
Kentucky | $1,059.5
|
$1,320.2
|
$1,000.1
|
$126.8
|
$158.8
|
$139.4
|
$83.4
|
$119.6
|
$21.5
|
Louisiana | $1,055.7
|
$4,227.3
|
$2,595.0
|
$1,051.4
|
$917.4
|
$74.2
|
$8.1
|
$17.2
|
$10.9
|
Maine | $890.1
|
$2,694.0
|
$3,017.0
|
$399.7
|
$596.9
|
$510.4
|
$544.9
|
$409.4
|
$1.1
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Maryland | $387.6
|
$262.7
|
$312.6
|
$124.7
|
$376.9
|
$24.1
|
$131.7
|
$85.3
|
$11.3
|
Massachusetts | $1,976.5
|
$1,054.8
|
$1,587.0
|
$442.8
|
$358.2
|
$82.0
|
$99.4
|
$150.0
|
$96.6
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Michigan | $1,047.7
|
$1,921.6
|
$857.1
|
$573.1
|
$408.0
|
$51.2
|
$98.4
|
$56.4
|
$57.4
|
Minnesota | $1,581.6
|
$828.6
|
$603.6
|
$152.6
|
$839.4
|
$49.2
|
$247.2
|
$164.3
|
$82.0
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Mississippi | $1,425.3
|
$3,730.6
|
$2,000.7
|
$1,592.8
|
$1,904.3
|
$266.0
|
$310.5
|
$111.6
|
$26.9
|
Missouri | $1,450.4
|
$3,378.7
|
$721.7
|
$398.8
|
$791.5
|
$61.5
|
$152.1
|
$56.8
|
$134.4
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Montana | $770.6
|
$1,430.1
|
$384.5
|
$399.5
|
$560.3
|
$32.6
|
$161.2
|
$100.2
|
$42.7
|
Nebraska | $1,482.9
|
$1,021.7
|
$673.8
|
$386.6
|
$259.2
|
$22.3
|
$13.0
|
$1.3
|
$54.0
|
Nevada | $669.5
|
$982.1
|
$778.7
|
$592.3
|
$217.1
|
$127.9
|
$129.9
|
$209.6
|
$122.2
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New Hampshire | $2,531.4
|
$1,310.4
|
$1,251.8
|
$819.5
|
$371.1
|
$92.6
|
$338.9
|
$-1.9
|
$150.4
|
New Jersey | $1,097.2
|
$582.7
|
$497.5
|
$370.0
|
$412.0
|
$108.0
|
$107.2
|
$217.1
|
$192.0
|
New Mexico | $1,128.0
|
$952.9
|
$1,008.2
|
$836.9
|
$744.8
|
$169.6
|
$131.6
|
$-13.0
|
$90.7
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New York | $1,107.8
|
$1,285.5
|
$1,309.8
|
$358.6
|
$532.5
|
$316.2
|
$527.0
|
$34.2
|
$282.7
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North Carolina | $1,168.6
|
$823.6
|
$1,543.2
|
$134.8
|
$139.5
|
$11.0
|
$270.2
|
$182.8
|
$65.8
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North Dakota | $1,181.4
|
$724.6
|
$1,176.5
|
$286.9
|
$234.9
|
$4.0
|
$11.7
|
$4.6
|
$85.8
|
Ohio | $923.8
|
$289.1
|
$449.7
|
$49.9
|
$81.8
|
$13.7
|
$1.0
|
$1.2
|
$0.7
|
Oklahoma | $1,700.5
|
$1,123.1
|
$420.1
|
$865.5
|
$264.7
|
$30.2
|
$339.8
|
$197.0
|
$133.0
|
Oregon | $1,890.1
|
$1,208.2
|
$1,286.1
|
$1,322.7
|
$1,248.3
|
$67.8
|
$73.2
|
$21.4
|
$0.9
|
Pennsylvania | $793.5
|
$1,064.2
|
$980.6
|
$1,153.7
|
$2,733.1
|
$80.7
|
$238.7
|
$47.4
|
$125.2
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Rhode Island | $1,577.7
|
$981.3
|
$599.6
|
$390.3
|
$337.0
|
$32.8
|
$196.5
|
$137.7
|
$28.6
|
South Carolina | $1,836.5
|
$2,681.1
|
$3,315.2
|
$455.8
|
$630.5
|
$137.6
|
$414.2
|
$8.0
|
$285.2
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South Dakota | $1,100.0
|
$779.1
|
$1,049.2
|
$2,232.8
|
$4,744.1
|
$116.9
|
$341.9
|
$244.1
|
$237.0
|
Tennessee | $989.3
|
$1,079.7
|
$1,726.7
|
$319.6
|
$1,611.8
|
$350.2
|
$175.7
|
$73.6
|
$25.8
|
Texas | $4,645.2
|
$8,834.1
|
$11,834.8
|
$647.9
|
$8,171.7
|
$1,361.6
|
$1,362.4
|
$1,128.5
|
$985.7
|
Utah | $813.5
|
$315.8
|
$556.6
|
$255.7
|
$171.8
|
$9.8
|
$0.8
|
$41.7
|
$10.3
|
Vermont | $1,377.1
|
$1,295.7
|
$1,527.3
|
$217.0
|
$293.7
|
$205.4
|
$739.0
|
$350.4
|
$86.1
|
Virginia | $865.6
|
$865.9
|
$984.1
|
$324.5
|
$364.1
|
$72.5
|
$110.1
|
$139.9
|
$94.2
|
Washington | $1,589.4
|
$1,309.6
|
$544.8
|
$978.9
|
$588.6
|
$50.6
|
$287.7
|
$99.6
|
$66.1
|
West Virginia | $1,569.3
|
$1,115.7
|
$1,273.2
|
$299.6
|
$1,065.7
|
$314.7
|
$798.4
|
$573.8
|
$606.2
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Wisconsin | $1,274.2
|
$779.7
|
$494.8
|
$151.5
|
$136.7
|
$7.2
|
$0.9
|
$0.7
|
$17.5
|
Wyoming | $874.1
|
$678.3
|
$834.3
|
$1,039.3
|
$318.8
|
$23.6
|
$224.7
|
$45.7
|
$50.9
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Other
| $4,635.6
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$4,590.2
|
$4,523.4
|
$2,389.7
|
$3,418.1
|
$156.8
|
$79.9
|
$79.4
|
$65.8
|
Total
| $72,742.9
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$83,405.9
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$83,872.0
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$47,360.4
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$63,679.3
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$9,641.0
|
$14,393.0
|
$8,943.8
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$6,388.6
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Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2017 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate
funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated WHIP funds remaining from
2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including
the provision of technical assistance.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
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WHIP Technical Assistance Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Alabama | $226.3
|
$550.7
|
$872.3
|
$503.4
|
$707.1
|
$921.1
|
$893.8
|
$535.3
|
$135.4
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Alaska | $947.5
|
$489.9
|
$556.1
|
$302.2
|
$668.1
|
$138.2
|
$737.9
|
$164.6
|
$107.3
|
Arizona | $251.0
|
$297.2
|
$317.2
|
$153.3
|
$96.5
|
$13.8
|
$142.4
|
$75.3
|
$10.7
|
Arkansas | $241.6
|
$657.6
|
$414.5
|
$422.0
|
$478.0
|
$68.5
|
$483.9
|
$160.8
|
$422.9
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California | $559.7
|
$556.6
|
$777.3
|
$313.2
|
$704.5
|
$544.7
|
$431.6
|
$607.5
|
$416.9
|
Caribbean |
|
|
$26.8
|
|
$2.4
|
$0.3
|
$14.2
|
$16.2
|
$11.0
|
Colorado | $221.9
|
$244.6
|
$266.5
|
$169.7
|
$196.4
|
$95.0
|
$38.7
|
$48.8
|
$19.1
|
Connecticut | $590.2
|
$283.8
|
$320.3
|
$307.4
|
$269.1
|
$245.9
|
$463.6
|
$429.1
|
$198.3
|
Delaware | $148.3
|
$87.6
|
$79.6
|
$52.4
|
$51.2
|
$6.5
|
$9.5
|
$18.2
|
$19.1
|
Florida | $297.3
|
$329.8
|
$407.9
|
$234.0
|
$270.8
|
$189.1
|
$433.3
|
$431.0
|
$204.2
|
Georgia | $221.5
|
$370.2
|
$1,033.9
|
$707.1
|
$2,112.2
|
$573.4
|
$896.8
|
$1,040.3
|
$216.5
|
Hawaii/Pacific | $507.7
|
$158.8
|
$132.1
|
$179.2
|
$118.2
|
$14.0
|
$81.7
|
$33.4
|
$10.3
|
Idaho | $162.5
|
$174.4
|
$155.6
|
$119.9
|
$355.8
|
$145.1
|
$108.1
|
$28.2
|
$71.0
|
Illinois | $170.9
|
$89.4
|
$119.0
|
$72.3
|
$155.8
|
$18.0
|
$199.4
|
$-37.4
|
$54.0
|
Indiana | $208.9
|
$270.2
|
$309.9
|
$440.5
|
$202.3
|
$116.9
|
$113.8
|
$35.6
|
$22.9
|
Iowa | $168.3
|
$286.4
|
$261.7
|
$127.5
|
$142.0
|
$7.0
|
$3.0
|
$36.6
|
$12.6
|
Kansas | $284.4
|
$460.1
|
$471.8
|
$235.8
|
$334.3
|
$81.1
|
$211.3
|
$65.3
|
$57.0
|
Kentucky | $177.7
|
$295.5
|
$270.4
|
$123.6
|
$158.8
|
$138.9
|
$82.9
|
$119.6
|
$21.5
|
Louisiana | $185.0
|
$668.0
|
$705.8
|
$259.3
|
$441.5
|
$74.2
|
$4.6
|
$6.5
|
$0.7
|
Maine | $410.4
|
$523.0
|
$564.3
|
$207.1
|
$215.0
|
$212.1
|
$504.0
|
$394.5
|
$0.3
|
Maryland | $81.6
|
$128.2
|
$117.8
|
$68.2
|
$83.8
|
$24.1
|
$129.5
|
$85.1
|
$11.3
|
Massachusetts | $573.3
|
$262.7
|
$333.7
|
$248.4
|
$198.1
|
$27.8
|
$95.4
|
$124.4
|
$96.6
|
Michigan | $209.7
|
$284.6
|
$343.2
|
$168.5
|
$268.5
|
$36.4
|
$97.6
|
$50.2
|
$57.0
|
Minnesota | $580.1
|
$238.4
|
$234.8
|
$152.6
|
$189.6
|
$33.6
|
$247.1
|
$164.0
|
$80.3
|
Mississippi | $267.9
|
$588.6
|
$438.3
|
$317.5
|
$311.4
|
$253.4
|
$304.8
|
$111.6
|
$26.7
|
Missouri | $244.5
|
$545.7
|
$364.0
|
$260.5
|
$257.9
|
$61.3
|
$152.1
|
$56.6
|
$134.0
|
Montana | $229.0
|
$292.4
|
$181.4
|
$143.2
|
$124.5
|
$17.7
|
$121.4
|
$99.3
|
$41.3
|
Nebraska | $261.5
|
$277.1
|
$272.0
|
$154.4
|
$259.2
|
$22.0
|
$4.0
|
$1.3
|
$54.0
|
Nevada | $196.2
|
$183.1
|
$154.7
|
$121.2
|
$61.0
|
$127.9
|
$129.9
|
$209.6
|
$121.3
|
New Hampshire | $791.9
|
$280.0
|
$380.7
|
$353.3
|
$205.8
|
$83.8
|
$338.9
|
$-8.3
|
$148.9
|
New Jersey | $379.3
|
$165.7
|
$196.6
|
$162.6
|
$301.4
|
$107.6
|
$98.0
|
$206.2
|
$191.3
|
New Mexico | $255.9
|
$194.8
|
$228.4
|
$188.9
|
$195.8
|
$169.6
|
$128.0
|
$-13.6
|
$90.5
|
New York | $243.2
|
$217.3
|
$200.5
|
$147.7
|
$106.8
|
$111.3
|
$526.9
|
$32.4
|
$272.9
|
North Carolina | $211.5
|
$172.9
|
$296.6
|
$111.8
|
$110.2
|
$8.9
|
$269.5
|
$182.5
|
$65.6
|
North Dakota | $233.6
|
$211.1
|
$330.9
|
$115.9
|
$195.4
|
$2.1
|
$3.5
|
$1.0
|
$85.8
|
Ohio | $141.8
|
$96.7
|
$213.1
|
$49.9
|
$81.8
|
$12.8
|
$1.0
|
$1.2
|
$0.7
|
Oklahoma | $329.6
|
$277.2
|
$235.0
|
$283.3
|
$264.7
|
$30.2
|
$321.6
|
$172.8
|
$133.0
|
Oregon | $388.8
|
$313.4
|
$303.0
|
$280.7
|
$234.2
|
$57.3
|
$73.2
|
$21.4
|
$0.9
|
Pennsylvania | $128.8
|
$240.1
|
$155.9
|
$181.7
|
$444.5
|
$53.2
|
$236.5
|
$46.5
|
$121.7
|
Rhode Island | $778.7
|
$238.2
|
$206.5
|
$250.8
|
$215.5
|
$24.4
|
$196.0
|
$137.2
|
$27.6
|
South Carolina | $415.0
|
$434.4
|
$619.1
|
$216.5
|
$456.6
|
$133.9
|
$381.0
|
$2.3
|
$276.7
|
South Dakota | $259.1
|
$211.6
|
$240.0
|
$230.2
|
$393.3
|
$70.8
|
$240.4
|
$226.5
|
$210.2
|
Tennessee | $185.6
|
$233.4
|
$408.6
|
$126.5
|
$294.7
|
$311.4
|
$136.5
|
$72.1
|
$25.8
|
Texas | $686.7
|
$1,353.5
|
$2,000.2
|
$435.7
|
$1,032.5
|
$1,014.1
|
$1,049.5
|
$936.2
|
$942.9
|
Utah | $203.6
|
$100.1
|
$146.9
|
$86.4
|
$85.1
|
$9.8
|
$0.8
|
$41.7
|
$10.3
|
Vermont | $477.0
|
$267.3
|
$471.3
|
$217.0
|
$213.0
|
$150.8
|
$727.5
|
$346.4
|
$79.2
|
Virginia | $191.4
|
$210.4
|
$251.2
|
$128.3
|
$338.8
|
$72.2
|
$110.0
|
$138.1
|
$93.8
|
Washington | $298.9
|
$202.7
|
$172.1
|
$230.3
|
$262.9
|
$50.3
|
$134.5
|
$49.2
|
$65.7
|
West Virginia | $359.6
|
$256.2
|
$342.2
|
$201.8
|
$331.6
|
$209.7
|
$791.6
|
$572.0
|
$605.0
|
Wisconsin | $209.0
|
$260.2
|
$221.5
|
$127.6
|
$106.0
|
$7.2
|
$0.9
|
$0.7
|
$17.5
|
Wyoming | $167.3
|
$202.5
|
$245.1
|
$194.1
|
$318.8
|
$23.6
|
$224.7
|
$45.7
|
$50.9
|
Other
| $4,635.6
|
$4,590.2
|
$4,523.4
|
$2,381.5
|
$3,418.1
|
$156.8
|
$79.9
|
$79.4
|
$65.8
|
Total
| $20,596.9
|
$20,324.1
|
$22,891.6
|
$13,266.8
|
$19,041.5
|
$7,080.0
|
$13,206.5
|
$8,401.1
|
$6,216.7
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2017 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate
funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated WHIP funds remaining from
2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including
the provision of technical assistance.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
|
WHIP Financial Assistance Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Alabama | $1,226.0
|
$2,920.4
|
$3,644.9
|
$3,101.6
|
$5,027.9
|
$1,220.3
|
$28.6
|
$7.9
|
|
Alaska | $2,079.9
|
$2,613.1
|
$3,101.2
|
|
$4,038.9
|
|
$23.4
|
$0.6
|
$1.1
|
Arizona | $1,249.6
|
$318.5
|
$658.6
|
$412.8
|
|
|
|
$0.6
|
$1.9
|
Arkansas | $830.6
|
$3,433.6
|
$730.9
|
$2,555.7
|
$2,511.8
|
$2.4
|
$39.7
|
$3.5
|
$2.9
|
California | $1,895.5
|
$2,299.7
|
$3,601.2
|
$275.1
|
$844.1
|
$22.6
|
$0.7
|
$13.1
|
$19.5
|
Caribbean |
|
$8.2
|
$103.9
|
|
$19.9
|
|
$1.4
|
|
|
Colorado | $898.9
|
$546.1
|
$421.3
|
$755.0
|
$94.2
|
|
$3.4
|
$23.0
|
$0.1
|
Connecticut | $1,555.1
|
$1,010.1
|
$1,097.5
|
$613.0
|
$559.1
|
$7.4
|
$16.6
|
$28.9
|
$5.4
|
Delaware | $318.8
|
$230.5
|
$64.7
|
$9.9
|
$9.2
|
|
|
|
|
Florida | $1,565.3
|
$1,338.3
|
$662.6
|
$890.0
|
$574.8
|
$5.8
|
$8.3
|
$0.1
|
$3.1
|
Georgia | $1,123.3
|
$1,760.4
|
$6,426.3
|
$5,752.6
|
$4,303.5
|
$2.6
|
$164.0
|
$70.4
|
$3.1
|
Hawaii/Pacific | $535.5
|
$160.8
|
$15.4
|
|
|
$0.2
|
|
|
|
Idaho | $762.2
|
$220.9
|
$565.1
|
$83.3
|
$989.7
|
$2.9
|
$54.4
|
$0.6
|
$9.3
|
Illinois | $136.7
|
$208.4
|
$266.1
|
$49.7
|
|
|
|
|
$2.0
|
Indiana | $1,101.8
|
$737.1
|
$513.0
|
$5,481.4
|
$0.9
|
$1.0
|
$1.4
|
|
|
Iowa | $789.3
|
$705.7
|
$274.7
|
$163.1
|
$429.0
|
$7.2
|
$22.6
|
|
|
Kansas | $998.9
|
$2,035.9
|
$1,480.4
|
$741.2
|
$1,408.3
|
$15.5
|
$14.4
|
$10.6
|
$3.8
|
Kentucky | $881.8
|
$1,024.7
|
$729.7
|
$3.3
|
|
$0.4
|
$0.4
|
|
|
Louisiana | $870.8
|
$3,559.3
|
$1,889.2
|
$792.2
|
$475.9
|
|
$3.5
|
$10.7
|
$10.2
|
Maine | $479.8
|
$2,171.0
|
$2,452.7
|
$192.6
|
$381.9
|
$298.3
|
$40.9
|
$14.9
|
$0.7
|
Maryland | $306.0
|
$134.5
|
$194.9
|
$56.6
|
$293.1
|
|
$2.3
|
$0.3
|
|
Massachusetts | $1,403.2
|
$792.1
|
$1,253.3
|
$194.4
|
$160.1
|
$54.2
|
$4.0
|
$25.6
|
|
Michigan | $837.9
|
$1,223.7
|
$398.2
|
$154.0
|
|
$0.7
|
$0.8
|
$6.2
|
$0.3
|
Minnesota | $1,001.6
|
$590.2
|
$360.1
|
|
$649.8
|
$0.5
|
|
$0.2
|
$1.7
|
Mississippi | $1,157.4
|
$3,141.9
|
$1,562.4
|
$1,275.3
|
$1,592.9
|
$12.6
|
$5.7
|
|
$0.2
|
Missouri | $1,205.9
|
$2,833.0
|
$357.7
|
$138.3
|
$533.6
|
$0.2
|
|
$0.1
|
$0.4
|
Montana | $541.6
|
$1,137.6
|
$203.2
|
$256.3
|
$435.8
|
$14.8
|
$39.9
|
$0.9
|
$1.4
|
Nebraska | $1,221.4
|
$744.6
|
$401.8
|
$232.2
|
|
$0.2
|
$9.0
|
|
|
Nevada | $473.3
|
$799.0
|
$624.0
|
$471.1
|
$156.1
|
|
|
$0.1
|
$0.9
|
New Hampshire | $1,739.5
|
$1,030.5
|
$871.2
|
$466.2
|
$165.3
|
$8.8
|
|
$6.4
|
$1.5
|
New Jersey | $717.9
|
$417.1
|
$300.9
|
$207.4
|
$110.6
|
$0.4
|
$9.2
|
$10.9
|
$0.7
|
New Mexico | $872.1
|
$758.2
|
$779.8
|
$648.0
|
$549.0
|
|
$3.6
|
$0.7
|
$0.2
|
New York | $864.6
|
$1,036.5
|
$940.9
|
$53.7
|
$399.2
|
$204.9
|
$0.1
|
$1.8
|
$9.7
|
North Carolina | $957.1
|
$650.7
|
$1,246.6
|
$23.0
|
$29.3
|
$2.1
|
$0.7
|
$0.3
|
$0.2
|
North Dakota | $947.8
|
$513.4
|
$845.5
|
$171.1
|
$39.5
|
$1.9
|
$8.1
|
$3.5
|
|
Ohio | $782.1
|
$187.8
|
$185.8
|
|
|
$0.9
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma | $1,370.9
|
$845.9
|
$185.1
|
$582.2
|
|
$-0.1
|
$18.2
|
$24.2
|
|
Oregon | $1,501.2
|
$894.8
|
$983.1
|
$1,042.0
|
$1,014.1
|
$10.5
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania | $664.7
|
$822.2
|
$771.2
|
$970.5
|
$2,288.6
|
$27.5
|
$2.2
|
$0.9
|
$3.5
|
Rhode Island | $799.0
|
$743.2
|
$393.1
|
$139.5
|
$121.5
|
$8.4
|
$0.5
|
$0.5
|
$1.0
|
South Carolina | $1,421.4
|
$2,246.8
|
$2,696.1
|
$239.4
|
$173.9
|
$3.8
|
$33.3
|
$5.7
|
$8.4
|
South Dakota | $841.0
|
$567.6
|
$809.2
|
$2,002.6
|
$4,350.8
|
$46.1
|
$101.5
|
$17.6
|
$26.8
|
Tennessee | $803.7
|
$846.3
|
$1,318.2
|
$193.0
|
$1,317.1
|
$38.8
|
$39.2
|
$1.5
|
|
Texas | $3,958.5
|
$7,480.7
|
$9,834.6
|
$212.2
|
$7,139.2
|
$347.4
|
$312.9
|
$192.4
|
$42.8
|
Utah | $609.9
|
$215.6
|
$409.7
|
$169.3
|
$86.7
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont | $900.0
|
$1,028.4
|
$1,056.0
|
|
$80.7
|
$54.6
|
$11.4
|
$3.9
|
$6.8
|
Virginia | $674.3
|
$655.4
|
$732.9
|
$196.1
|
$25.3
|
$0.3
|
$0.1
|
$1.8
|
$0.4
|
Washington | $1,290.6
|
$1,106.9
|
$372.8
|
$748.6
|
$325.7
|
$0.3
|
$153.2
|
$50.4
|
$0.4
|
West Virginia | $1,209.6
|
$859.5
|
$931.1
|
$97.8
|
$734.1
|
$105.1
|
$6.8
|
$1.8
|
$1.2
|
Wisconsin | $1,065.2
|
$519.6
|
$273.3
|
$24.0
|
$30.7
|
|
|
|
|
Wyoming | $706.8
|
$475.7
|
$589.2
|
$845.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
| $52,146.0
|
$62,602.1
|
$60,580.9
|
$33,682.2
|
$44,471.8
|
$2,531.7
|
$1,186.5
|
$542.6
|
$171.8
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2017 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate
funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated WHIP funds remaining from
2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including
the provision of technical assistance.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
|
WHIP Reimbursable Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Arkansas |
|
|
|
$-8.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana |
|
$28.0
|
$2.3
|
$2.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan |
|
$413.4
|
$115.7
|
$250.6
|
$139.5
|
$14.1
|
|
|
|
Minnesota |
|
|
$8.7
|
|
|
$15.1
|
|
|
|
New York |
|
$31.6
|
$168.5
|
$157.2
|
$26.5
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio |
|
$4.6
|
$50.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania |
|
$2.0
|
$53.5
|
$1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
$8.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$479.6
|
$399.5
|
$411.3
|
$166.0
|
$29.3
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2017 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate
funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated WHIP funds remaining from
2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including
the provision of technical assistance.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
|
Contracts
NRCS enters into WHIP contracts with eligible participants willing to implement conservation
practices to develop and improve wildlife habitat on agricultural land, nonindustrial private
forest land, and Indian land. Applicants must own or control land and provide evidence that
they will be in control of land for the duration of a cost-share agreement. By entering into
a contract, the participant agrees to apply specified conservation practices, and NRCS obligates
funds to provide technical and financial assistance for planning and applying these conservation
practices. WHIP contracts can be up to ten years in length. When working with at-risk wildlife
species WHIP also provides Essential contracts that are a minimum of 15 years in length with a
90 percent cost-share rate. The table below reports the number
of active or completed WHIP contracts signed during each contract fiscal year, and the acres
associated with those contracts.
For example, for a ten year contract signed in contract year
2009, funds are obligated in fiscal year 2009, and conservation practices may be applied using
those funds during the 2009-2019 fiscal year time period.
The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Maps page
contains maps illustrating contracts enrolled, acres treated, and financial assistance
obligated by state and year.
|
WHIP Contract Data by State and Fiscal Year
State |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Alabama | 142
|
14,484.3
|
384
|
61,072.9
|
337
|
29,098.5
|
176
|
47,442.1
|
404
|
58,009.2
|
84
|
12,444.4
|
Alaska | 11
|
7,814.7
|
21
|
5,733.4
|
30
|
35,021.9
|
|
|
32
|
92,871.6
|
|
|
Arizona | 11
|
176,250.6
|
8
|
4,812.2
|
11
|
21,285.0
|
4
|
2,267.0
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas | 90
|
16,034.7
|
270
|
49,572.8
|
58
|
12,634.9
|
165
|
21,700.9
|
156
|
26,901.5
|
|
|
California | 50
|
17,882.0
|
37
|
55,162.1
|
81
|
29,148.3
|
10
|
1,826.9
|
21
|
1,684.9
|
|
|
Caribbean |
|
|
1
|
2.0
|
10
|
381.0
|
|
|
3
|
75.5
|
|
|
Colorado | 35
|
3,167.3
|
19
|
5,609.0
|
12
|
15,655.9
|
80
|
1,322.8
|
1
|
293.0
|
|
|
Connecticut | 77
|
815.8
|
30
|
392.6
|
37
|
894.5
|
10
|
302.4
|
18
|
398.6
|
|
|
Delaware | 36
|
1,359.2
|
14
|
1,462.3
|
12
|
366.2
|
2
|
6.9
|
1
|
1.2
|
|
|
Florida | 123
|
40,636.1
|
117
|
17,186.2
|
78
|
9,513.3
|
77
|
21,560.7
|
57
|
6,268.9
|
|
|
Georgia | 123
|
7,798.1
|
131
|
11,235.2
|
412
|
29,008.6
|
215
|
44,432.6
|
203
|
30,007.3
|
|
|
Hawaii/Pacific | 6
|
3,655.9
|
3
|
7.0
|
2
|
10.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho | 15
|
1,056.6
|
9
|
2,123.8
|
29
|
18,935.8
|
5
|
145.5
|
51
|
3,518.9
|
|
|
Illinois | 19
|
380.0
|
17
|
516.7
|
20
|
531.2
|
1
|
83.9
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana | 98
|
2,712.5
|
80
|
2,195.8
|
60
|
1,001.0
|
288
|
68,286.6
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa | 113
|
4,838.2
|
106
|
3,464.4
|
56
|
1,967.2
|
8
|
239.1
|
15
|
862.0
|
|
|
Kansas | 115
|
19,993.3
|
150
|
35,743.7
|
119
|
23,799.1
|
25
|
20,902.4
|
37
|
36,256.1
|
|
|
Kentucky | 136
|
4,730.3
|
145
|
4,339.7
|
92
|
3,193.4
|
1
|
11.0
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana | 111
|
6,887.6
|
395
|
99,927.7
|
137
|
13,397.9
|
28
|
3,448.9
|
12
|
1,586.6
|
|
|
Maine | 35
|
2,811.6
|
92
|
36,308.4
|
108
|
39,048.5
|
10
|
117.4
|
8
|
601.7
|
7
|
202.0
|
Maryland | 29
|
173.6
|
21
|
156.8
|
6
|
102.9
|
1
|
10.0
|
9
|
290.0
|
|
|
Massachusetts | 46
|
940.8
|
42
|
749.3
|
49
|
1,468.7
|
5
|
218.4
|
5
|
98.9
|
1
|
2.3
|
Michigan | 100
|
3,074.8
|
115
|
2,907.6
|
44
|
1,494.5
|
61
|
1,207.3
|
9
|
535.5
|
|
|
Minnesota | 207
|
7,193.5
|
140
|
3,834.1
|
79
|
3,179.2
|
|
|
67
|
2,012.6
|
|
|
Mississippi | 298
|
18,358.6
|
417
|
53,331.5
|
264
|
17,367.3
|
143
|
12,313.5
|
240
|
18,991.9
|
|
|
Missouri | 117
|
6,143.9
|
340
|
44,650.1
|
64
|
2,412.6
|
31
|
571.9
|
81
|
4,039.4
|
|
|
Montana | 29
|
8,047.8
|
14
|
19,891.7
|
9
|
31,098.1
|
10
|
6,080.4
|
11
|
5,632.6
|
|
|
Nebraska | 76
|
9,162.0
|
69
|
10,137.3
|
42
|
4,982.1
|
23
|
22,497.6
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada | 13
|
2,597.3
|
10
|
3,812.0
|
9
|
2,145.8
|
17
|
12,397.1
|
7
|
5,957.4
|
|
|
New Hampshire | 91
|
2,792.4
|
82
|
2,927.8
|
51
|
2,285.3
|
12
|
582.0
|
7
|
156.0
|
|
|
New Jersey | 49
|
2,166.4
|
25
|
1,238.1
|
17
|
549.6
|
10
|
126.9
|
8
|
184.6
|
|
|
New Mexico | 31
|
132,008.4
|
28
|
41,643.9
|
35
|
24,489.6
|
15
|
118,530.7
|
11
|
22,306.5
|
|
|
New York | 75
|
2,979.4
|
128
|
3,168.5
|
107
|
2,025.8
|
9
|
124.6
|
29
|
580.5
|
13
|
185.3
|
North Carolina | 71
|
9,196.8
|
78
|
9,647.3
|
124
|
11,522.6
|
8
|
1,448.6
|
6
|
114.2
|
|
|
North Dakota | 47
|
56,633.5
|
48
|
11,099.3
|
40
|
12,933.2
|
4
|
12,300.0
|
1
|
1,840.0
|
|
|
Ohio | 39
|
2,055.5
|
19
|
593.8
|
38
|
683.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma | 90
|
36,396.6
|
57
|
19,361.4
|
10
|
3,013.7
|
6
|
9,617.4
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon | 54
|
11,245.5
|
19
|
17,963.7
|
26
|
10,598.2
|
10
|
8,314.6
|
16
|
17,407.9
|
|
|
Pennsylvania | 64
|
1,216.9
|
57
|
1,223.4
|
49
|
1,108.2
|
44
|
1,679.3
|
81
|
4,153.4
|
|
|
Rhode Island | 28
|
2,097.6
|
42
|
3,094.7
|
29
|
983.5
|
5
|
2,160.3
|
3
|
545.0
|
|
|
South Carolina | 95
|
15,687.4
|
161
|
18,519.2
|
229
|
23,773.3
|
6
|
1,654.0
|
5
|
481.1
|
|
|
South Dakota | 69
|
22,394.4
|
38
|
12,886.4
|
43
|
21,872.8
|
27
|
91,009.0
|
175
|
96,375.5
|
|
|
Tennessee | 97
|
5,799.4
|
115
|
4,648.9
|
123
|
5,230.4
|
23
|
1,761.1
|
115
|
6,522.3
|
9
|
187.0
|
Texas | 104
|
78,558.4
|
245
|
225,166.2
|
283
|
317,448.9
|
8
|
23,482.0
|
197
|
380,020.5
|
10
|
3,527.5
|
Utah | 7
|
7,260.6
|
5
|
1,772.6
|
7
|
9,489.9
|
3
|
223.2
|
2
|
49.2
|
|
|
Vermont | 120
|
6,177.0
|
117
|
9,854.5
|
142
|
5,043.1
|
|
|
8
|
88.9
|
1
|
2.4
|
Virginia | 89
|
4,938.7
|
84
|
4,421.0
|
86
|
4,090.1
|
20
|
1,355.4
|
3
|
140.0
|
|
|
Washington | 57
|
3,089.5
|
42
|
104,092.5
|
18
|
822.4
|
7
|
12,482.0
|
16
|
3,186.3
|
|
|
West Virginia | 84
|
12,069.9
|
75
|
9,967.6
|
88
|
10,243.7
|
15
|
955.7
|
93
|
9,901.9
|
19
|
1,655.6
|
Wisconsin | 64
|
2,106.4
|
57
|
2,131.3
|
30
|
1,084.7
|
2
|
47.0
|
1
|
5.0
|
|
|
Wyoming | 20
|
6,625.2
|
12
|
12,334.8
|
14
|
30,220.4
|
11
|
37,313.7
|
|
|
|
|
Total
| 3,706
|
812,496.9
|
4,731
|
1,054,095.0
|
3,856
|
848,656.0
|
1,641
|
614,560.9
|
2,225
|
840,954.1
|
144
|
18,206.5
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, ProTracts Program Contracts System, October 2017.
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate
funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated WHIP funds remaining from
2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including
the provision of technical assistance.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over states due to rounding.
Conservation Practice Implementation |
Conservation practices are planned and applied
at the land unit level. The land unit is the smallest unit of land that has a
permanent or contiguous boundary, a common land cover and land management, and a common owner or a
common producer. The following tables include data for the fiscal years since enactment of the 2008 Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act (Farm Bill) in 2009.
As conservation practices are measured in different units (acres, feet, square feet, etc.),
the challenge for reporting performance at various levels is how to aggregate across practices.
Although practices may affect resources beyond the land unit boundary, or be applied only on part
of the land unit, the land unit does provide a common metric to aggregate over practices since each
applied practice is associated with a specific land unit. Analysis of the data reveals that most
practices are measured in acres and most of the practice applied amounts match the land unit acres
of the field on which the practice was applied. Therefore, land unit acreage is the metric on which
the acres of land receiving conservation treatment are calculated.
The data presented in this section reflect the fiscal year in which conservation practices were
applied, which can occur at any point during the duration of the
WHIP
contract.
Totals presented here are not comparable to program enrollment acres or contract acres.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation
|
The following table summarizes land unit acres by fiscal year.
Here, land unit acres are counted once when the program has been used to apply one or
more practices on that land unit in a given fiscal year. Therefore, land unit acres
may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count),
by Fiscal Year
WHIP Practices
State |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Alabama | 59,165
|
847
|
36,603
|
910
|
88,532
|
1,198
|
89,889
|
1,339
|
80,503
|
1,200
|
133,081
|
2,048
|
72,046
|
743
|
18,037
|
145
|
1,589
|
26
|
Alaska | 6,628
|
26
|
1,437
|
30
|
43,905
|
68
|
32,829
|
75
|
25,411
|
28
|
45,751
|
107
|
82,145
|
98
|
43,814
|
51
|
58,894
|
27
|
Arizona | 308,123
|
84
|
451,211
|
70
|
403,988
|
65
|
41,419
|
52
|
198,021
|
39
|
47,465
|
37
|
5,115
|
7
|
9,034
|
12
|
442
|
3
|
Arkansas | 25,331
|
700
|
25,402
|
646
|
77,464
|
1,316
|
35,719
|
598
|
42,926
|
767
|
44,428
|
771
|
25,031
|
368
|
16,485
|
225
|
10,047
|
93
|
California | 26,939
|
224
|
28,648
|
243
|
56,852
|
217
|
73,328
|
456
|
38,879
|
444
|
61,846
|
401
|
23,218
|
165
|
12,023
|
104
|
4,570
|
32
|
Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
5
|
3
|
98
|
23
|
128
|
10
|
193
|
11
|
92
|
20
|
23
|
2
|
|
|
Colorado | 138,864
|
319
|
56,611
|
310
|
59,143
|
193
|
44,358
|
189
|
13,504
|
277
|
12,059
|
61
|
11,108
|
66
|
1,733
|
40
|
389
|
10
|
Connecticut | 1,902
|
362
|
3,189
|
583
|
2,643
|
570
|
2,453
|
570
|
1,881
|
329
|
1,759
|
321
|
1,236
|
221
|
962
|
174
|
331
|
62
|
Delaware | 2,972
|
58
|
4,233
|
95
|
4,435
|
46
|
915
|
28
|
282
|
10
|
1,252
|
16
|
177
|
5
|
71
|
1
|
93
|
7
|
Florida | 19,979
|
285
|
43,743
|
577
|
65,938
|
737
|
45,350
|
681
|
34,530
|
697
|
34,708
|
815
|
23,002
|
432
|
12,328
|
190
|
2,762
|
66
|
Georgia | 11,448
|
420
|
10,461
|
499
|
21,029
|
659
|
28,268
|
982
|
39,950
|
1,097
|
54,964
|
1,645
|
42,898
|
962
|
22,956
|
796
|
5,080
|
134
|
Hawaii/Pacific | 14,291
|
121
|
11,343
|
85
|
13,437
|
113
|
10,130
|
59
|
1,510
|
21
|
109
|
43
|
486
|
19
|
411
|
6
|
410
|
1
|
Idaho | 805
|
69
|
2,983
|
151
|
5,131
|
56
|
19,735
|
104
|
5,616
|
59
|
8,395
|
105
|
3,797
|
99
|
1,742
|
34
|
1,792
|
23
|
Illinois | 1,215
|
137
|
2,093
|
107
|
4,981
|
208
|
2,997
|
214
|
1,377
|
98
|
1,544
|
93
|
2,848
|
251
|
1,760
|
43
|
1,478
|
57
|
Indiana | 5,706
|
225
|
9,894
|
329
|
8,736
|
401
|
13,739
|
576
|
59,431
|
2,820
|
26,853
|
1,177
|
13,674
|
522
|
1,038
|
37
|
730
|
15
|
Iowa | 12,420
|
568
|
13,944
|
584
|
20,615
|
857
|
17,639
|
525
|
11,603
|
310
|
4,323
|
87
|
1,909
|
45
|
952
|
16
|
544
|
6
|
Kansas | 15,942
|
676
|
28,860
|
825
|
37,581
|
985
|
34,630
|
635
|
32,322
|
321
|
68,642
|
500
|
54,786
|
352
|
38,616
|
211
|
18,843
|
112
|
Kentucky | 12,469
|
508
|
15,300
|
930
|
15,260
|
1,033
|
16,276
|
990
|
9,318
|
528
|
2,638
|
165
|
1,379
|
83
|
246
|
14
|
136
|
2
|
Louisiana | 10,409
|
580
|
16,210
|
456
|
93,843
|
2,460
|
29,612
|
814
|
21,006
|
598
|
13,817
|
432
|
6,481
|
129
|
5,969
|
110
|
4,957
|
65
|
Maine | 13,307
|
205
|
8,666
|
167
|
19,132
|
335
|
61,623
|
394
|
24,345
|
208
|
13,675
|
321
|
9,477
|
130
|
2,340
|
85
|
1,038
|
39
|
Maryland | 5,438
|
133
|
3,684
|
88
|
1,700
|
95
|
317
|
22
|
519
|
30
|
837
|
12
|
1,158
|
19
|
951
|
11
|
19
|
2
|
Massachusetts | 5,914
|
473
|
5,266
|
411
|
6,258
|
338
|
5,269
|
458
|
4,683
|
328
|
3,641
|
248
|
1,148
|
149
|
846
|
153
|
401
|
20
|
Michigan | 6,754
|
643
|
5,011
|
291
|
8,408
|
659
|
7,192
|
408
|
4,453
|
416
|
2,855
|
194
|
4,521
|
154
|
1,223
|
82
|
407
|
45
|
Minnesota | 7,235
|
551
|
11,002
|
753
|
9,742
|
684
|
8,825
|
561
|
3,048
|
162
|
3,879
|
170
|
1,170
|
97
|
849
|
40
|
503
|
17
|
Mississippi | 12,345
|
575
|
19,155
|
535
|
37,747
|
989
|
24,874
|
1,100
|
21,521
|
574
|
26,060
|
813
|
6,850
|
236
|
3,797
|
87
|
414
|
5
|
Missouri | 17,744
|
942
|
11,123
|
770
|
49,252
|
1,774
|
23,668
|
1,216
|
8,903
|
433
|
8,824
|
344
|
4,562
|
159
|
1,492
|
60
|
630
|
26
|
Montana | 52,143
|
162
|
24,198
|
243
|
29,918
|
204
|
43,050
|
207
|
53,544
|
217
|
48,102
|
156
|
42,477
|
104
|
28,367
|
51
|
3,117
|
20
|
Nebraska | 10,660
|
432
|
14,828
|
405
|
22,776
|
524
|
22,828
|
484
|
15,476
|
181
|
19,964
|
114
|
3,993
|
49
|
1,284
|
11
|
131
|
4
|
Nevada | 563
|
28
|
2,398
|
41
|
3,057
|
46
|
4,566
|
62
|
13,312
|
89
|
5,097
|
48
|
7,064
|
16
|
6,752
|
24
|
650
|
13
|
New Hampshire | 13,342
|
300
|
24,555
|
382
|
21,932
|
416
|
23,454
|
391
|
12,413
|
241
|
12,168
|
267
|
7,529
|
198
|
4,609
|
108
|
1,361
|
45
|
New Jersey | 4,283
|
248
|
5,089
|
398
|
5,872
|
312
|
3,046
|
260
|
2,023
|
112
|
1,232
|
82
|
1,524
|
41
|
1,510
|
39
|
956
|
22
|
New Mexico | 32,790
|
67
|
103,773
|
128
|
86,928
|
92
|
103,375
|
132
|
138,168
|
66
|
33,947
|
85
|
51,003
|
83
|
38,377
|
62
|
11,136
|
20
|
New York | 2,107
|
222
|
4,256
|
331
|
6,104
|
577
|
6,687
|
575
|
4,623
|
394
|
7,106
|
549
|
6,273
|
449
|
3,158
|
301
|
2,201
|
166
|
North Carolina | 10,445
|
428
|
319,768
|
381
|
321,916
|
637
|
333,249
|
799
|
316,816
|
432
|
11,584
|
242
|
305,123
|
109
|
5,452
|
39
|
5,374
|
47
|
North Dakota | 44,074
|
412
|
13,371
|
308
|
29,645
|
381
|
52,676
|
392
|
12,011
|
149
|
53,473
|
314
|
17,551
|
128
|
11,174
|
77
|
6,699
|
93
|
Ohio | 2,686
|
141
|
5,342
|
101
|
7,876
|
255
|
6,867
|
179
|
4,777
|
55
|
3,799
|
23
|
185
|
12
|
3,765
|
5
|
|
|
Oklahoma | 43,040
|
277
|
72,408
|
435
|
51,898
|
457
|
49,591
|
270
|
20,132
|
166
|
18,014
|
99
|
24,333
|
125
|
14,244
|
51
|
2,396
|
16
|
Oregon | 51,285
|
231
|
44,570
|
217
|
58,707
|
185
|
65,420
|
205
|
64,106
|
187
|
46,814
|
144
|
28,696
|
65
|
19,925
|
48
|
3,469
|
9
|
Pennsylvania | 4,240
|
248
|
5,971
|
354
|
11,560
|
379
|
8,751
|
322
|
15,151
|
253
|
23,793
|
203
|
17,778
|
121
|
13,071
|
61
|
7,558
|
38
|
Rhode Island | 2,441
|
43
|
1,632
|
71
|
5,140
|
105
|
4,715
|
104
|
1,765
|
50
|
5,103
|
73
|
2,651
|
42
|
496
|
11
|
311
|
5
|
South Carolina | 19,939
|
537
|
30,178
|
507
|
40,342
|
881
|
36,697
|
1,421
|
22,130
|
654
|
10,712
|
291
|
6,831
|
160
|
5,380
|
75
|
2,902
|
34
|
South Dakota | 11,191
|
469
|
28,297
|
339
|
28,751
|
321
|
28,786
|
242
|
49,065
|
190
|
121,509
|
568
|
93,879
|
558
|
55,079
|
203
|
22,435
|
94
|
Tennessee | 11,062
|
520
|
12,329
|
590
|
11,203
|
637
|
7,187
|
439
|
4,249
|
264
|
4,091
|
446
|
1,866
|
196
|
733
|
57
|
70
|
5
|
Texas | 83,441
|
582
|
170,078
|
960
|
351,816
|
1,398
|
345,929
|
1,653
|
232,507
|
702
|
304,100
|
829
|
177,313
|
383
|
100,697
|
223
|
101,098
|
178
|
Utah | 24,575
|
48
|
23,007
|
57
|
29,736
|
60
|
36,163
|
63
|
8,580
|
42
|
10,845
|
45
|
1,938
|
20
|
4,646
|
16
|
865
|
2
|
Vermont | 24,913
|
727
|
30,076
|
1,071
|
25,948
|
1,044
|
29,529
|
1,039
|
22,001
|
671
|
13,627
|
412
|
8,117
|
309
|
4,726
|
141
|
1,537
|
27
|
Virginia | 5,106
|
482
|
22,932
|
675
|
23,675
|
772
|
14,794
|
669
|
8,140
|
275
|
5,745
|
174
|
3,557
|
43
|
443
|
19
|
1,034
|
19
|
Washington | 9,439
|
225
|
11,485
|
291
|
20,984
|
244
|
10,504
|
301
|
10,878
|
110
|
10,008
|
145
|
14,053
|
86
|
8,111
|
101
|
5,277
|
71
|
West Virginia | 25,647
|
609
|
16,866
|
640
|
21,871
|
504
|
27,262
|
733
|
15,745
|
383
|
13,095
|
494
|
9,960
|
325
|
5,549
|
149
|
3,518
|
106
|
Wisconsin | 5,223
|
350
|
28,581
|
401
|
10,439
|
286
|
6,989
|
242
|
4,450
|
112
|
1,293
|
55
|
452
|
15
|
49
|
7
|
32
|
9
|
Wyoming | 52,378
|
91
|
22,660
|
90
|
21,617
|
115
|
35,000
|
125
|
21,818
|
72
|
59,727
|
188
|
29,512
|
74
|
31,449
|
95
|
9,875
|
7
|
Total
| 1,290,358
|
17,610
|
1,864,718
|
19,861
|
2,405,471
|
26,891
|
1,978,265
|
24,378
|
1,759,551
|
17,871
|
1,468,542
|
16,983
|
1,263,967
|
9,242
|
568,743
|
4,703
|
310,500
|
1,945
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, October 2017.
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice
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The following chart/table combination present conservation practice data grouped by purpose:
Fish and Wildlife Habitat. Any practices not included in this group are
included in an All Other category. Data for practices in the All Other category can be
downloaded
in the Farm Bill Conservation Programs Profile csv file.
Land unit acres are counted each time a practice is applied on that land unit in the fiscal year.
Therefore land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
To learn more about specific conservation practices, see the
National Handbook of Conservation Practices.
Conservation Practices Related to Fish and Wildlife |
The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management.
The environment that NRCS helps its clients conserve, maintain, and improve is also habitat for
fish and wildlife and other biological resources. While every practice and management action taken
on the land has some effect on biological resources, the following practices are specifically related to
fish and wildlife habitat.
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Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for
the period are included in the above chart. Practices not included are summed into the All Other
category.
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Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
WHIP Fish and Wildlife Practices
Practice Name |
Practice Code |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Conservation Cover | 327 | 16,087
|
591
|
30,518
|
706
|
41,530
|
928
|
42,731
|
711
|
17,540
|
319
|
24,386
|
334
|
25,127
|
206
|
8,949
|
65
|
2,977
|
38
|
Riparian Herbaceous Cover | 390 | 14
|
4
|
10,063
|
13
|
11,685
|
36
|
971
|
27
|
736
|
8
|
104
|
8
|
1,412
|
4
|
18
|
1
|
|
|
Riparian Forest Buffer | 391 | 9,621
|
48
|
1,683
|
60
|
2,370
|
60
|
3,239
|
77
|
542
|
24
|
1,920
|
18
|
592
|
22
|
604
|
18
|
877
|
4
|
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management | 395 | 6,320
|
96
|
5,074
|
94
|
4,466
|
55
|
3,662
|
84
|
1,747
|
36
|
1,052
|
23
|
82
|
5
|
412
|
7
|
|
|
Aquatic Organism Passage | 396 | 8,035
|
44
|
6,273
|
33
|
4,856
|
39
|
21,747
|
18
|
4,952
|
14
|
191
|
12
|
57
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
|
|
Hedgerow Planting | 422 | 7,088
|
135
|
2,444
|
133
|
4,647
|
132
|
6,362
|
115
|
1,474
|
53
|
822
|
30
|
522
|
19
|
856
|
2
|
77
|
1
|
Access Control | 472 | 9,660
|
247
|
11,690
|
216
|
15,741
|
187
|
53,687
|
433
|
25,086
|
399
|
24,387
|
68
|
1,988
|
20
|
2,266
|
14
|
192
|
6
|
Streambank and Shoreline Protection | 580 | 2,965
|
91
|
6,869
|
107
|
3,374
|
99
|
5,258
|
121
|
1,827
|
62
|
5,102
|
88
|
8,885
|
57
|
277
|
10
|
508
|
6
|
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats | 643 | 46,928
|
525
|
47,791
|
534
|
63,224
|
624
|
71,942
|
798
|
44,737
|
485
|
50,228
|
488
|
23,433
|
268
|
12,318
|
210
|
4,472
|
102
|
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | 644 | 21,908
|
211
|
26,277
|
285
|
37,136
|
375
|
27,224
|
426
|
15,030
|
144
|
13,111
|
177
|
16,947
|
73
|
2,695
|
38
|
1,591
|
12
|
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | 645 | 885,610
|
5,113
|
969,672
|
4,541
|
1,042,580
|
5,527
|
544,868
|
5,018
|
284,645
|
2,501
|
414,536
|
2,487
|
279,188
|
1,572
|
216,510
|
812
|
175,171
|
342
|
Shallow Water Development and Management | 646 | 2,383
|
53
|
5,605
|
91
|
213,197
|
3,535
|
58,074
|
862
|
44,797
|
745
|
35,448
|
595
|
3,769
|
55
|
286
|
2
|
20
|
1
|
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management | 647 | 88,832
|
1,841
|
92,337
|
2,440
|
106,212
|
2,408
|
113,706
|
2,292
|
79,838
|
1,478
|
70,938
|
1,590
|
123,113
|
1,290
|
35,758
|
748
|
12,377
|
354
|
Wetland Restoration | 657 | 8,056
|
91
|
6,376
|
86
|
4,978
|
68
|
3,970
|
97
|
1,652
|
30
|
208
|
9
|
211
|
3
|
13
|
1
|
|
|
Wetland Creation | 658 | 342
|
12
|
1,174
|
18
|
2,261
|
28
|
1,122
|
20
|
731
|
4
|
107
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Wetland Enhancement | 659 | 1,633
|
37
|
3,274
|
35
|
2,065
|
30
|
6,285
|
41
|
763
|
7
|
229
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, October 2017.
• Watering Facility (614) is not included in the above table. It is included for
the purposes of this report in the All Other Practices category.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
|
The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to
Fish and Wildlife Management were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of the
land treated with fish and wildlife habitat practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year.
Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted
once per fiscal year.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) Fiscal Year
WHIP Fish and Wildlife Practices
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice | 765,811
|
9,139
|
892,354
|
9,392
|
1,185,018
|
14,131
|
773,631
|
11,140
|
409,568
|
6,309
|
514,336
|
5,933
|
371,446
|
3,600
|
200,603
|
1,932
|
115,844
|
866
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, October 2017.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
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More Information
The data in this report can be
downloaded here.
For more information about NRCS Conservation Programs,
visit
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
Citation for this website:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2017 Data October 2017
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2014
National Planning and Agreements Database October 2017
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 30 April 2018*
<http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/NRCS_RCA/reports/fb08_cp_whip.html>
*[use date the website was accessed]
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