Madi: Wait what?
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Madi: I'm Madi Walet from Louisiana
and this is my first year in WHEP
My favorite part about WHEP is
doing the management plan and going out in the fields
and learning the different weeds and different animals
I met a lot of people from all over the country
and it's really interesting to hear their different stories
and different places they're from
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Craig: The Wildlie Habitat Education Program is actually
the nation's largest youth program
for wildlife management
and it incorporates land management for wildlife
as well as population management practices for wildlife
in a number of activites
Activity 1 of the Wildlife Habitat Education Program
is the wildlife management practices
The WMP's are an individual activity
that allows the students to learn about
the various wildlife management practices
of the species outlined in the
Wildlife Habitat Education Program Manual
This activity will allow participants to
be able to walk through a piece of property
and assess that habitat to
determine which wildlife management practices
would be appropriate to manage that land
for a particular species and
help meet the
landowner's wildlife management objectives
Dylan: My name is Dylan Riggs
and I'm from McNairy county Tennesse
the thing I like most about WHEP is that
it helps teach kids and youth
how to manage the environment
that we use not only for people but for
an environment that is also useful
for the species around us
Megan: The Wildlife Habitat Education Program
is not just about memorizing information
and regurgitating it on a test
There's a section called the Wildlife Management Plan
that includes both a written and oral segment
with a written plan, you're going to work with your team
to build a real life wildlife management plan
for a given area
For the oral part, you'll be doing your own oral reasons
individually to explain why you chose
certain management practices for certain species
and the result of those management practices
from this wildlife management plan,
you're going to learn not only team building skills
but also your oral and written communication skills will improve
and you'll be evaluating land just like
a real life wildlife biologist
Aubrey: 1 component of the web contest
is the wildlife challenge
in the wildlife challenge,
students are asked to identify species
We use specimens like skulls,
skins, claws
and even parts of animals, like this mallard wing
Once they identify the species
then they are asked a question
something about the general knowledge
of how to manage for the species or
about the life history of the species
or about their habitat preferences, etc.
uh the students really like the wildlife challenge because
it is interactive like that, they actually get to
uh see the specimen and then
cumulatively add more
information about that particular specimen
Rod: The WHEP Program provides an excellent opportunity
to train youth on the habitat needs
of wildlife that they might see around them every day
but do so in a very interactive and fun way
Madi: I highly recommend people to do WHEP because
it's really fun and you learn a lot of things
and it really can help you in the future
Dylan: I met a lot of great friends
from all across the country
um so people I woul've never met otherwise
Rod: To learn more about WHEP
locate your local or county Extension Office
your state 4-H office or
visit us on the web at
www.WHEP.org
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