Together with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) we are offering technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on their land.

The Partners for Habitat Program will provide $150,000 of financial assistance directly to private landowners across the West Texas counties of Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio.

“This new Partners for Habitat Program will provide some additional resources that West Texas landowners need to implement positive conservation practices on their properties,” said Billy Tarrant, Associate Director of Stewardship Services for BRI. “We’ll be accepting applications this fall, and will be providing more information about how to apply for this cost-share program by early August. We’re very proud to be partnering with the USFWS to provide this opportunity for West Texas landowners.”

The program is funded through the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which has been providing funds for wildlife conservation on private land across the country since 1987. By partnering with BRI, the USFWS is leveraging BRI’s relationship with landowners across the Trans-Pecos.

Projects that will be funded include habitat enhancement and restoration actions that may include but are not limited to the following practices:
• Brush management (mechanical and chemical)
• Invasive species removal treatment
• Establishment of native vegetation
• Pollinator plantings
• Streamside management
• Erosion control practices

Applications for 2021 funding have closed. Projects were ranked according to accepted criteria by the BRI and USFWS, and selected recipients have been notified.