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
