Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program

WHEP

WHEP WHEP

Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program

WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program) is a 4-H youth natural resource program dedicated to teaching wildlife and fisheries habitat management to junior and senior level (ages 8-19) youth in the United States.

WHEP won the 1996 Wildlife Society Conservation Education Award. The Wildlife Society is the professional organization that certifies wildlife biologists nationwide.

Participants in WHEP learn to:
identify common wildlife foods
judge quality of wildlife habitat from aerial photos
recommend wildlife habitat management practices
develop a rural wildlife management plan
develop an urban wildlife management plan

Photos on this site copyright Dennis Gallus

The new WHEP manual is now available. It has been updated as of April 22, 2008

Go to the Coach Resources pages for more details

2008 Contest will be held in Stillwater, OK
July 23 - 27