NRCS is Now Accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Big Game Conservation Applications
EQIP Big Game Conservation Applications must be received by Wednesday June 22, 2022
NRCS is Now Accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Big Game Conservation Applications EQIP Big Game Conservation Applications must be received by Wednesday June 22, 2022
CASPER, WY, May 23, 2022 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wyoming is currently accepting applications for EQIP Big Game Conservation. EQIP is a voluntary Farm Bill program which provides financial assistance to address priority resource concerns. This sign up is to address resource concerns related to conserving wildlife and migration corridors and to keep working lands working.
Producers interested in implementing conservation practices to conserve, restore, and enhance wildlife habitat important for migratory big game populations on their private lands have until Wednesday June 22, 2022, to submit applications.
The EQIP Big Game Conservation sign-up provides benefits for Wyoming producers through incentivizing conservation practices such as Wildlife Friendly Fencing, Upland Wildlife Habitat Management, Brush Management, Fence Removal, Pest Management, Wet Meadow Restoration, Prescribed Grazing, Herbaceous Weed Treatment, and Brush or Aspen treatments. Supporting practices are not listed but may be included as needed to support terrestrial wildlife habitat projects.
This opportunity is available to all Producers who own or manage private agricultural land within the State of Wyoming.
High Priority Areas Include:
- Private Land located within State Designated Migration Corridors
- Migration Corridors as designated by WY Game and Fish Department.
- Private Land located in Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, and Teton County
- These counties were targeted in the Grassland CRP program to enhance wildlife habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and are part of a pilot that allows producers to stack CRP and EQIP contracts, provided the producer will not receive cost-share payments for the same practice from both agencies, on the same land.
Producers must have farm records current with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and submit a complete program application to NRCS to be considered for financial assistance through EQIP. If producers do not currently have up-to-date farm records with FSA they have until Friday, June 24, 2022, to establish such records with their local FSA office. Applications are accepted at all Wyoming NRCS offices located in USDA Service Centers across the state. To find out more information about EQIP please visit the Wyoming EQIP webpage. To locate an NRCS field office near you, please visit the Wyoming USDA Service Center webpage.
When visiting with NRCS staff about the EQIP Big Game Conservation sign-up, landowners are encouraged to inquire about NRCS’ comprehensive conservation plans. The Agency continually strives to put conservation planning at the forefront of its programs and initiatives. Conservation plans provide landowners with a comprehensive inventory and assessment of their land, as well as suggestions for improving the quality of soil, water, air, plants, and animals on their land.
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