development and provides opportunities for landowners participate in the maintenance of the project. The land must meet specific requirement to receive funding and the program is set up for each state in the United States. The Landowner has up to three choices: Permanent Easement 30-Year Easement Restoration Cost-Share Agreement References U.S. Department of Natural Resource External links The following list is a collection of links to state department websites and other natural resource organizations. Each link is specific to the many private landowner services provided by different departments throughout the United States. Alabama-http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/ Alaska-http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/ Arizona-http://www.gf.state.az.us/ Arkansas-http://www.agfc.com/index.html California-http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ Colorado-http://wildlife.state.co.us/, http://coloradoriparian.org/ Connecticut-http://dep.state.ct.us/ Delaware-http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/ Florida-http://www.floridaconservation.org//, http://www.floridaforestservice.com/services.html Georgia-http://www.DNR.State.GA.US/ Hawaii-http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/ Idaho-http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/ Illinois- http://dnr.state.il.us/OREP/C2000/Incentives.htm#PLWHP Indiana- http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/ Iowa- https://web.archive.org/web/20080219134410/http://www.iowadnr.gov/forestry/private.html Kansas- https://web.archive.org/web/20080216002459/http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/other_services/private_landowner_assistance Kentucky- https://web.archive.org/web/20080221220153/http://fw.ky.gov/navigation.asp?cid=647&NavPath=C100C366 Louisiana- https://web.archive.org/web/20070813173836/http://www.biodiversitypartners.org/state/la/incentives.shtml Maine- http://www.swoam.org/ Maryland- https://web.archive.org/web/20110809172610/http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Habitat/lip_intro.asp Massachusetts- http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/grants/lip/lip_home.htm Michigan- http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_36649---,00.html Minnesota- https://web.archive.org/web/20061008132530/http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lip/index.html - http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/urban/bmps.pdf Mississippi- http://www.mdwfp.com/Level2/Wildlife/Lip/Introduction.asp Missouri- http://www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/whip.html Montana - https://web.archive.org/web/20080224214819/http://dnrc.mt.gov/forestry/Assistance/Stewardship/fsp.asp Nevada- https://web.archive.org/web/20080228062800/http://www.forestry.nv.gov/main/resource01.htm New Hampshire - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Landowner_LIP_program.htm New Jersey - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/njfs_private_lands_mgt.html New Mexico - http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/FD/ForestMgt/ForestStewardship.htm New York - http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4972.html North Carolina - http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/tending/tending_your_forest.htm North Dakota - https://web.archive.org/web/20080224085612/http://gf.nd.gov/maps/pli-program.html Ohio - http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/landowner/default/tabid/5279/Default.aspx Oklahoma - https://web.archive.org/web/20080312180554/http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/laprogrm4.htm Oregon - https://web.archive.org/web/20080307050241/http://www.dfw.state.or.us/LIP/ Pennsylvania - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/privatelands.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20080305052933/http://www.treefarmsystem.org/cms/pages/69_1.html Rhode Island- https://web.archive.org/web/20080509072341/http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/index.htm South Carolina-http://www.dnr.sc.gov/land/foreststeward.html South Dakota-http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/privatelands/Index.htm Tennessee-http://www.state.tn.us/twra/tnlip.html Texas-http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/private/ (Private Land) http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/technical_guidance/ (Landowner Assistanship) Utah-http://www.ffsl.utah.gov/mmlandownerforassist.php Vermont-http://www.vtfpr.org/lands/index.cfm Virginia-http://www.dgif.state.va.us/habitat/lip/ Washington-http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/lip/ West Virginia- http://www.joe.org/joe/2004august/rb5.shtml Wisconsin- https://web.archive.org/web/20080304062221/http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/private/financial/costshare.htm Wyoming- http://gf.state.wy.us/wildlife/nongame/LIP/index.asp Agricultural economics Nature conservation in the United States Wildlife conservation Federal assistance in the United States