South Carolina 2007 Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Information

Accomplishments

Highlighted among SC’s WHIP projects are a trout preservation project in the upstate of South Carolina; a waterfowl project in the Lowcountry; the Newberry County Indian Creek Quail Habitat Initiative; and the Georgetown County Invasive Species Project.  In addition, a partnership with Clemson University at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center resulted in $50,000 for wildlife habitat restoration research. South Carolina NRCS enrolled 40 individual contracts with landowners across the state in 2006.

Program Benefits

The program helps landowners develop habitat for upland wildlife, threatened and endangered species, fish, and other wildlife in South Carolina. The bobwhite quail, wintering waterfowl and shorebird habitat, and threatened and endangered plant and animal species have been identified as the “priority conservation concern” in the state.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

2007 Whip Cost List (83 KB) NEW!
2007 WHIP Implementation (883 KB)  NEW!
2007 WHIP Ranking Document (6 KB)
2007 Practice Cost List (15 KB)
2007 WHIP Implementation (949 KB) 
WHIP Application/Contract with Appendix (28 KB)
Habitat Type Index Worksheets (124 KB)
Stream Assessment Procedure (184 KB)
Direct Deposit Form (102 KB)
2007 WHIP Wavier Form (40 KB)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program-National Information

Contact

Bethel DuRant
Soil Conservationist
Phone: 803-253-3512
Email: bethel.durant@sc.usda.gov

Craig Ellis
Assistant State Conservationist (P)
Phone: (803) 253-3930
Email: craig.ellis@sc.usda.gov

Last Modified: 02/26/2007