Landowner Incentive Program
Who it's for
Private individuals and non-profit groups
What landowners get
Financial assistance in the form of cost share; and expert assistance from state wildlife biologists
What landowners do
Restore or enhance habitat for at-risk species (such as removing invasive, non-native species or prescribed burning)
Land types covered
Private (or public, though there may be restrictions on federal lands)
News & Publications
03/19/2009
Conservation Resources
06/21/2007
Rescuing Rattlers: A Successful State Program Restores Wildlife Habitat on Private Land Minnesota Department of Natural Resources nongame biologists are working with 36 private landowners to restore over 500 acres of timber rattlesnake habitat through the Landowner Incentive Program.
02/22/2007
Michigan Landowners Team with State to Aid Rare Wetland Wildlife Habitat
08/31/2004
Ranchers Advance Recovery of Rare Hawaiian Bird Hawaii's state bird, the nene, is being welcomed onto private ranches, where private landowners are volunteering to reintroduce the endangered bird.
08/31/2004
The Nene: Vagrant Evolves Into State Bird and Conservation Success
Success Stories
Rescuing Rattlers: A Successful State Program Restores Wildlife Habitat on Private Land
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources nongame biologists are working with 36 private landowners to restore over 500 acres of timber rattlesnake habitat through the Landowner Incentive Program.
Ranchers Advance Recovery of Rare Hawaiian Bird
Hawaii's state bird, the nene, is being welcomed onto private ranches, where private landowners are volunteering to reintroduce the endangered bird.
Bog Turtles Make New Friends: Landowners and Livestock
America's tiniest turtle is getting a boost from landowners in the Northeast, who are using goats, sheep and cows to clear invasive vegetation from overgrown wetland meadows.
