4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP): Learn about wildlife ecology and management
The Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) is a 4-H youth natural resource program dedicated to teaching wildlife and fisheries habitat management to junior and senior level youth (ages 8-19). WHEP fosters relationships between youth, professional wildlife and fisheries biologists, parents, tea...
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| Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2003-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109070 |
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| Summary: | The Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) is a 4-H youth natural resource program dedicated to teaching wildlife and fisheries habitat management to junior and senior level youth (ages 8-19). WHEP fosters relationships between youth, professional wildlife and fisheries biologists, parents, teachers, volunteers, farmers, and ranchers. WHEP is a nationally recognized program and won the 1996 Wildlife Society Conservation Education Award. As with all 4-H programs, WHEP teaches essential life skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making. This document is Factsheet WEC 175, one of a series of the Department of Widlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. First published in October 2003.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw185
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |