Palmer, December 5, 2005 – State Conservationist Bob Jones today announced
that $6.6 million in cost-share assistance will be available in fiscal year
2006 to help Alaska landowners address natural resource concerns, promote
environmental quality, and protect valuable wetland ecosystems and wildlife
habitat on property they own or control.
The cost-share funds are available to Alaskans through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program (WHIP), two programs administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The cut-off
date for receipt of completed applications for FY06 financial assistance for
both EQIP and WHIP is January 31.
WHIP helps landowners create, restore and enhance
wildlife habitat on their land. WHIP has $1,472,540 in cost share
assistance available in FY06.
EQIP assists landowners in improving soil, air and water quality and
other related resources on private, working lands. Working lands are those
that are managed to produce food and/or fiber from eligible animal and plant
sources. In FY06, the EQIP program has $5,122,147 in available financial
assistance.
Additional information on these conservation programs, including
eligibility requirements, is available on the
Programs page.
Landowners who want specific information regarding program participation
or who want to apply for cost share programs should contact their local NRCS
Field Office. NRCS has field offices in Anchorage, Bethel, Copper
Center, Delta Junction, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Kodiak,
Nome, Palmer and Wasilla. Contact information for the 13 field offices in
Alaska is available on the
Field
Offices page, or by calling
907-761-7760.
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