Our Sponsors

Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program

Information on the 2010 contest will be released in a future issue of the Nebraska 4-H Alerts.

The Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program is a fun and challenging outdoor adventure where youngsters, age 8-18, learn about wildlife, conservation, and management. Guided by wildlife handbooks, specially designed for young people, volunteer leaders help youth learn about the needs of wildlife. The junior (age 12-13) and senior (age 14 -18) division youth then compete at a state contest in teams (individual participation possible). The novice group (ages 8-11) does not compete at the state contest, but learns about wildlife through fun educational activities and games.

Sponsors provide T-shirts and awards, including a trip for the top senior team to the National Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Invitational.

To get help to form a team, find a coach and learn more about WHEP you should contact your local extension office or Kirk Gunnerson, Nebraska WHEP State Coordinator. Phone: 402-470-0440, nebraskaWHEP@Hotmail.com.

Program Sponsors and Coordinators:

Cooperating Agencies:

• University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
• Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

Sponsors:

• Nebraska Pheasants Forever Chapters
• National Wild Turkey Federation - Nebraska State Chapter
• Izaak Walton League of America Endowment
• Nebraska Division, Izaak Walton League of America
• Nebraska Chapter, The Wildlife Society