Landowner Incentive Program (LIP)

The LIP is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance, including habitat protection and restoration, to private landowners for the protection and management of habitat to benefit federally listed, proposed, candidate or other at-risk species on private lands.

The Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has identified two main focus areas for the LIP in Utah:

Sagebrush steppe uplands supporting populations of greater sage-grouse, Gunnison sage-grouse, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, other at-risk neotropical migratory bird species, pygmy rabbit, Utah prairie-dog, white-tailed prairie-dog, or Gunnison's prairie-dog; and Low-to-mid elevation riparian corridors and associated wetlands supporting Columbia spotted frog, least chub, Bonneville cutthroat trout, Colorado River cutthroat trout, native populations of Yellowstone cutthroat trout, and yellow-billed cuckoo, Southwestern willow flycatcher or other at-risk neotropical migratory bird species.  Habitat restoration practices will include: mechanical treatment and seeding of decadent sagebrush stands; fuel breaks to control the spread of wildfires; stream channel restoration; and riparian plantings. The LIP also provides for the acquisition of conservation easements, from willing sellers, to protect habitats in key areas.  Click here for more information.

Last Modified:  12/20/2005

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