Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Assistance Programs
| Programs that provide technical and financial assistance to develop fish and wildlife habitat on private lands. | |||
| Program | Land Eligibility | Type of Assistance | Contact |
| Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) | Highly erodible land, wetland, and certain other lands with cropping history. Stream-side areas in pasture land | 50% cost-share for establishing permanent cover and conservation practices, and annual rental payments for land enrolled in 10- to 15-year contracts. Additional financial incentives are available for some practices | NRCS or FSA State or County Office |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) | Cropland, range, grazing land and other agricultural land in need of treatment | Up to 75% cost-share for conservation practices in accordance with 5- to 10-year contracts. Incentive payments for certain management practices | NRCS State or County Office |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFW) | Most degraded fish and/or wildlife habitat | Up to 100% financial and technical assistance to restore wildlife habitat under minimum 10-year cooperative agreements | Local office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Waterways for Wildlife | Private land | Technical and program development assistance to coalesce habitat efforts of corporations and private landowners to meet common watershed level goals | Wildlife Habitat Council (301-588-8994) |
| Wildlife at Work | Corporate land | Technical assistance on developing habitat projects into a program that will allow companies to involve employees and the community | Wildlife Habitat Council (301-588-8994) |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | High-priority fish and wildlife habitats | Up to 75% cost-share for conservation practices under 5- to 10-year contracts | NRCS State or County Office |
| State fish and wildlife agencies and private groups such as state Audubon societies, American Birding Association, North American Bluebird Society, and others may have assistance programs in your state. | State or local contracts | ||
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