Landowner Incentive Program (LIP)
Most rare species in New Jersey can be found on -- and depend upon -- privately owned lands. In New Jersey many plants, animals and habitat types are in serious decline. As development and intensified agriculture pressures increase, we are losing much of what makes New Jersey so beautiful. In fact, there are over 70 endangered and threatened species in NJ that need our help to protect them from extinction. Since much of the land in our state is privately owned we can only protect our natural resources through active and thoughtful partnerships with willing landowners.
The Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) is one partnership that can provide private landowners interested in conserving threatened and endangered species on their property with financial and technical assistance. It is the goal of LIP to work with private landowners to protect important habitats so our children and great grandchildren can benefit from our conservation efforts.
Information on the 2009 program is being developed and will be posted here when available.
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