Landowner Incentive Program
The 2008 Landowner Incentive Program Grants application period closed March 1, 2008.
The Landowner Incentive Program's (LIP) purpose is to encourage landowners to think proactively about conservation on their own land, by improving existing habitat that hosts at-risk species, thereby assisting in species recovery and/or pre-empting the listing of declining species. Idaho's LIP is designed to provide incentives to landowners desiring to implement voluntary conservation actions. This is a program designed for rare and often unnoticed plants, insects, reptiles, as well as species like the bald eagle. Many at-risk species are not well documented on private lands. By contacting your local Fish and Game office a biologist can determine and document what species are on your property and then assist you in drawing up a conservation plan which will not only benefit these rare and endangered species, but also help maintain your quality of living.
LIP got its start when the Department of the Interior allocated $40 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the conservation, enhancement and restoration of wildlife habitat on private land. These funds are provided through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Idaho Fish and Game for a competitive grants program to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to develop, plan and conduct habitat projects.
Programs for Private Landowners