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). NRCS continues to support WHIP contracts entered into prior to passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014 using the rules and policy in effect at the time of contract obligations.

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
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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.

Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
WHIP Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alabama $1,452.3
 $3,471.1
 $4,517.2
 $3,605.0
 $5,735.0
 $2,141.4
 $922.3
 $543.2
 $135.4
 $16.7
Alaska $3,027.4
 $3,103.0
 $3,657.3
 $302.2
 $4,707.0
 $138.2
 $761.3
 $165.2
 $108.5
 $93.9
Arizona $1,500.6
 $615.7
 $975.8
 $566.1
 $96.5
 $13.8
 $142.4
 $75.9
 $12.6
Arkansas $1,072.2
 $4,091.2
 $1,145.4
 $2,969.4
 $2,989.8
 $70.9
 $523.6
 $164.3
 $425.8
 $417.6
California $2,455.2
 $2,856.3
 $4,378.5
 $588.3
 $1,548.6
 $567.3
 $432.3
 $620.7
 $436.4
 $321.8
Caribbean
$8.2
 $130.7
$22.3
 $0.3
 $15.6
 $16.2
 $11.0
 $8.5
Colorado $1,120.8
 $790.6
 $687.8
 $924.7
 $290.6
 $95.0
 $42.0
 $71.8
 $19.2
Connecticut $2,145.3
 $1,293.9
 $1,417.9
 $920.4
 $828.2
 $253.3
 $480.2
 $458.0
 $203.7
 $192.0
Delaware $467.1
 $318.0
 $144.2
 $62.3
 $60.4
 $6.5
 $9.5
 $18.2
 $19.1
Florida $1,862.6
 $1,668.1
 $1,070.5
 $1,124.0
 $845.6
 $194.9
 $441.7
 $431.1
 $207.3
 $186.0
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
 $17.4
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
 $22.5
Illinois $307.6
 $297.8
 $385.0
 $122.0
 $155.8
 $18.0
 $199.4
 $-37.4
 $56.0
 $68.8
Indiana $1,310.8
 $1,035.3
 $825.2
 $5,923.9
 $203.2
 $117.9
 $115.2
 $35.7
 $22.9
 $-2.9
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
 $2.9
Kentucky $1,059.5
 $1,320.2
 $1,000.1
 $126.8
 $158.8
 $139.4
 $83.4
 $119.6
 $21.5
 $31.2
Louisiana $1,055.7
 $4,227.3
 $2,595.0
 $1,051.4
 $917.4
 $74.2
 $8.1
 $17.2
 $10.9
 $28.1
Maine $890.1
 $2,694.0
 $3,017.0
 $399.7
 $596.9
 $510.4
 $544.9
 $409.4
 $1.1
 $139.0
Maryland $387.6
 $262.7
 $312.6
 $124.7
 $376.9
 $24.1
 $131.7
 $85.3
 $11.3
 $13.7
Massachusetts $1,976.5
 $1,054.8
 $1,587.0
 $442.8
 $358.2
 $82.0
 $99.4
 $150.0
 $96.6
 $69.4
Michigan $1,047.7
 $1,921.6
 $857.1
 $573.1
 $408.0
 $51.2
 $98.4
 $56.4
 $57.4
 $48.8
Minnesota $1,581.6
 $828.6
 $603.6
 $152.6
 $839.4
 $49.2
 $247.2
 $164.3
 $82.0
 $49.0
Mississippi $1,425.3
 $3,730.6
 $2,000.7
 $1,592.8
 $1,904.3
 $266.0
 $310.5
 $111.6
 $26.9
 $5.3
Missouri $1,450.4
 $3,378.7
 $721.7
 $398.8
 $791.5
 $61.5
 $152.1
 $56.8
 $134.4
 $108.5
Montana $770.6
 $1,430.1
 $384.5
 $399.5
 $560.3
 $32.6
 $161.2
 $100.2
 $42.7
 $7.9
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
 $107.5
New Hampshire $2,531.4
 $1,310.4
 $1,251.8
 $819.5
 $371.1
 $92.6
 $338.9
 $-1.9
 $150.4
 $132.5
New Jersey $1,097.2
 $582.7
 $497.5
 $370.0
 $412.0
 $108.0
 $107.2
 $217.1
 $192.0
 $248.4
New Mexico $1,128.0
 $952.9
 $1,008.2
 $836.9
 $744.8
 $169.6
 $131.6
 $-13.0
 $90.7
 $1.1
New York $1,107.8
 $1,285.5
 $1,309.8
 $358.6
 $532.5
 $316.2
 $527.0
 $34.2
 $282.7
 $120.6
North Carolina $1,168.6
 $823.6
 $1,543.2
 $134.8
 $139.5
 $11.0
 $270.2
 $182.8
 $65.8
 $10.0
North Dakota $1,181.4
 $724.6
 $1,176.5
 $286.9
 $234.9
 $4.0
 $11.7
 $4.6
 $85.8
 $43.0
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
 $1.4
Oregon $1,890.1
 $1,208.2
 $1,286.1
 $1,322.7
 $1,248.3
 $67.8
 $73.2
 $21.4
 $0.9
 $48.9
Pennsylvania $793.5
 $1,064.2
 $980.6
 $1,153.7
 $2,733.1
 $80.7
 $238.7
 $47.4
 $125.2
 $115.3
Rhode Island $1,577.7
 $981.3
 $599.6
 $390.3
 $337.0
 $32.8
 $196.5
 $137.7
 $28.6
 $289.8
South Carolina $1,836.5
 $2,681.1
 $3,315.2
 $455.8
 $630.5
 $137.6
 $414.2
 $8.0
 $285.2
 $103.6
South Dakota $1,100.0
 $779.1
 $1,049.2
 $2,232.8
 $4,744.1
 $116.9
 $341.9
 $244.1
 $237.0
 $173.4
Tennessee $989.3
 $1,079.7
 $1,726.7
 $319.6
 $1,611.8
 $350.2
 $175.7
 $73.6
 $25.8
 $4.7
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
 $954.4
Utah $813.5
 $315.8
 $556.6
 $255.7
 $171.8
 $9.8
 $0.8
 $41.7
 $10.3
 $28.9
Vermont $1,377.1
 $1,295.7
 $1,527.3
 $217.0
 $293.7
 $205.4
 $739.0
 $350.4
 $86.1
 $60.2
Virginia $865.6
 $865.9
 $984.1
 $324.5
 $364.1
 $72.5
 $110.1
 $139.9
 $94.2
 $6.9
Washington $1,589.4
 $1,309.6
 $544.8
 $978.9
 $588.6
 $50.6
 $287.7
 $99.6
 $66.1
 $369.4
West Virginia $1,569.3
 $1,115.7
 $1,273.2
 $299.6
 $1,065.7
 $314.7
 $798.4
 $573.8
 $606.2
 $725.2
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
 $8.0
Other $4,635.6
 $4,590.2
 $4,523.4
 $2,389.7
 $3,418.1
 $156.8
 $79.9
 $79.4
 $65.8
 $0.7
Total $72,742.9
 $83,405.9
 $83,872.0
 $47,360.4
 $63,679.3
 $9,641.0
 $14,393.0
 $8,943.8
 $6,388.6
 $5,400.0
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2018 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 Technical Assistance Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alabama $226.3
 $550.7
 $872.3
 $503.4
 $707.1
 $921.1
 $893.8
 $535.3
 $135.4
 $16.7
Alaska $947.5
 $489.9
 $556.1
 $302.2
 $668.1
 $138.2
 $737.9
 $164.6
 $107.3
 $93.9
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
 $417.6
California $559.7
 $556.6
 $777.3
 $313.2
 $704.5
 $544.7
 $431.6
 $607.5
 $416.9
 $321.8
Caribbean

$26.8
$2.4
 $0.3
 $14.2
 $16.2
 $11.0
 $8.5
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
 $191.5
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
 $186.0
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
 $17.9
Illinois $170.9
 $89.4
 $119.0
 $72.3
 $155.8
 $18.0
 $199.4
 $-37.4
 $54.0
 $68.8
Indiana $208.9
 $270.2
 $309.9
 $440.5
 $202.3
 $116.9
 $113.8
 $35.6
 $22.9
 $-2.9
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
 $2.9
Kentucky $177.7
 $295.5
 $270.4
 $123.6
 $158.8
 $138.9
 $82.9
 $119.6
 $21.5
 $31.2
Louisiana $185.0
 $668.0
 $705.8
 $259.3
 $441.5
 $74.2
 $4.6
 $6.5
 $0.7
 $28.0
Maine $410.4
 $523.0
 $564.3
 $207.1
 $215.0
 $212.1
 $504.0
 $394.5
 $0.3
 $139.0
Maryland $81.6
 $128.2
 $117.8
 $68.2
 $83.8
 $24.1
 $129.5
 $85.1
 $11.3
 $13.7
Massachusetts $573.3
 $262.7
 $333.7
 $248.4
 $198.1
 $27.8
 $95.4
 $124.4
 $96.6
 $69.4
Michigan $209.7
 $284.6
 $343.2
 $168.5
 $268.5
 $36.4
 $97.6
 $50.2
 $57.0
 $48.8
Minnesota $580.1
 $238.4
 $234.8
 $152.6
 $189.6
 $33.6
 $247.1
 $164.0
 $80.3
 $49.0
Mississippi $267.9
 $588.6
 $438.3
 $317.5
 $311.4
 $253.4
 $304.8
 $111.6
 $26.7
 $5.3
Missouri $244.5
 $545.7
 $364.0
 $260.5
 $257.9
 $61.3
 $152.1
 $56.6
 $134.0
 $108.5
Montana $229.0
 $292.4
 $181.4
 $143.2
 $124.5
 $17.7
 $121.4
 $99.3
 $41.3
 $7.9
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
 $107.0
New Hampshire $791.9
 $280.0
 $380.7
 $353.3
 $205.8
 $83.8
 $338.9
 $-8.3
 $148.9
 $131.5
New Jersey $379.3
 $165.7
 $196.6
 $162.6
 $301.4
 $107.6
 $98.0
 $206.2
 $191.3
 $248.4
New Mexico $255.9
 $194.8
 $228.4
 $188.9
 $195.8
 $169.6
 $128.0
 $-13.6
 $90.5
 $1.1
New York $243.2
 $217.3
 $200.5
 $147.7
 $106.8
 $111.3
 $526.9
 $32.4
 $272.9
 $119.6
North Carolina $211.5
 $172.9
 $296.6
 $111.8
 $110.2
 $8.9
 $269.5
 $182.5
 $65.6
 $10.0
North Dakota $233.6
 $211.1
 $330.9
 $115.9
 $195.4
 $2.1
 $3.5
 $1.0
 $85.8
 $43.0
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
 $1.4
Oregon $388.8
 $313.4
 $303.0
 $280.7
 $234.2
 $57.3
 $73.2
 $21.4
 $0.9
 $48.9
Pennsylvania $128.8
 $240.1
 $155.9
 $181.7
 $444.5
 $53.2
 $236.5
 $46.5
 $121.7
 $115.1
Rhode Island $778.7
 $238.2
 $206.5
 $250.8
 $215.5
 $24.4
 $196.0
 $137.2
 $27.6
 $289.8
South Carolina $415.0
 $434.4
 $619.1
 $216.5
 $456.6
 $133.9
 $381.0
 $2.3
 $276.7
 $103.6
South Dakota $259.1
 $211.6
 $240.0
 $230.2
 $393.3
 $70.8
 $240.4
 $226.5
 $210.2
 $171.2
Tennessee $185.6
 $233.4
 $408.6
 $126.5
 $294.7
 $311.4
 $136.5
 $72.1
 $25.8
 $4.7
Texas $686.7
 $1,353.5
 $2,000.2
 $435.7
 $1,032.5
 $1,014.1
 $1,049.5
 $936.2
 $942.9
 $915.6
Utah $203.6
 $100.1
 $146.9
 $86.4
 $85.1
 $9.8
 $0.8
 $41.7
 $10.3
 $28.9
Vermont $477.0
 $267.3
 $471.3
 $217.0
 $213.0
 $150.8
 $727.5
 $346.4
 $79.2
 $59.3
Virginia $191.4
 $210.4
 $251.2
 $128.3
 $338.8
 $72.2
 $110.0
 $138.1
 $93.8
 $6.9
Washington $298.9
 $202.7
 $172.1
 $230.3
 $262.9
 $50.3
 $134.5
 $49.2
 $65.7
 $364.6
West Virginia $359.6
 $256.2
 $342.2
 $201.8
 $331.6
 $209.7
 $791.6
 $572.0
 $605.0
 $724.2
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
 $8.0
Other $4,635.6
 $4,590.2
 $4,523.4
 $2,381.5
 $3,418.1
 $156.8
 $79.9
 $79.4
 $65.8
 $0.7
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
 $5,327.0
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2018 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 2018
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
 $0.5
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
 $17.4
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
 $4.6
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
 $0.1
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
 $0.5
New Hampshire $1,739.5
 $1,030.5
 $871.2
 $466.2
 $165.3
 $8.8
$6.4
 $1.5
 $1.0
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
 $1.0
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
 $0.2
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
 $2.2
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
 $38.8
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
 $0.9
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
 $4.8
West Virginia $1,209.6
 $859.5
 $931.1
 $97.8
 $734.1
 $105.1
 $6.8
 $1.8
 $1.2
 $1.0
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
 $73.0
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2018 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 2018
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, 2012-2018 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 2018.
• 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 2018
Acres Count 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
 2,210
 22
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
 53,117
 21
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
 2,933
 39
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
 6,037
 26
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
 131
 11
Delaware 2,972
 58
 4,233
 95
 4,435
 46
 915
 28
 282
 10
 1,252
 16
 177
 5
 71
 1
 93
 7
 22
 6
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
 873
 44
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
 1,280
 46
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
 218
 4
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
 999
 24
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
 49
 1
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
 2,319
 17
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
 4
 1
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
 2,471
 64
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
 965
 28
Maryland 5,438
 133
 3,684
 88
 1,700
 95
 317
 22
 519
 30
 837
 12
 1,158
 19
 951
 11
 19
 2
 545
 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
 45
 14
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
 1,228
 11
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
 224
 5
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
 1,225
 46
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
 71
 7
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
 1,777
 18
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
 2,793
 9
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
 2,086
 25
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
 1,322
 5
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
 3,263
 6
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
 889
 58
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
 4,579
 19
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
 5,620
 4
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
 2,701
 5
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
 3,366
 12
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
 1,171
 24
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
 12,763
 52
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
 3
 2
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
 33,820
 79
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
 724
 18
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
 4,995
 87
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
 2,773
 55
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
 161,607
 917
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, October 2018.
• 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

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.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2009-2018

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.

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 2018
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Cover 327 16,087
 591
 30,519
 706
 41,530
 928
 42,731
 711
 17,540
 319
 24,386
 334
 25,127
 206
 8,949
 65
 2,977
 38
 467
 10
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
 133
 9
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

5,990
 6
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
 1,475
 53
 822
 30
 522
 19
 856
 2
 77
 1
 73
 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
 236
 2
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
 375
 4
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
 3,310
 44
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
 2,908
 9
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
 131,012
 145
Shallow Water Development and Management 646 2,384
 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
 6,614
 142
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 2018.
• 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 2018
Acres Count 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
 85,167
 372
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, October 2018.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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) 2012-2018 Data October 2018
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2014
National Planning and Agreements Database October 2018
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