It has become increasingly apparent to all of us in the conservation community that the future of wildlife is inseparably tied to activities taking place on private lands. Last year, the WHMI set out to produce a synthesis based on the scientific literature that would tell us what Farm Bill programs have done for wildlife conservation. The project evolved into a collection of summaries contributed by leading experts, that detail wildlife responses to Farm Bill programs. This report, which includes annotated bibliographies for all published literature pertaining to CRP and WRP, was the result of our collaborative efforts.
Wildlife are indicators of the health of the environment.
As such, they are good measures of the success of our conservation programs. Our hope is that this document will contribute to a better understanding of the environmental benefits that we have gained through Farm Bill programs and opportunities for further improvements in these important and worthwhile programs. We encourage you to share the news of the document's release with other interested parties.