This program is intended to support public hunting access and wildlife habitat enhancement on private lands in Oregon. The program also recognizes and encourages the important contributions made by landowners to the state’s wildlife resource. This grant funding supports improvements to wildlife habitat, increased public hunting access to private land or solving a wildlife damage issue. Some examples of projects that have been approved and implemented to date include development of wetland habitat, noxious weed control, improving wildlife forage on private lands, developing water in arid regions, riparian fencing, seeding after wildfire, hunting leases, land acquisition, seasonal road management and hunter access through private lands to inaccessible public lands. Projects may be on private or public lands, through preference is given to projects on private lands.