Cover photo for Indiana Grasslands for Gamebirds and Songbirds Initiative

Indiana Grasslands for Gamebirds and Songbirds Initiative

Indiana Department of Natural Resources


Indiana DNR program that helps landowners create or improve grassland and pollinator habitat in four focal regions of the state. Grassland biologists write a custom plan, and the program offers cost-share and incentive payments. Participants may also enroll in the IPLA hunting-access program for extra payments.


Eligibility

  • Land in a GGS focal region: Northwest (Newton, Jasper, Starke, Pulaski, White, Benton, Warren); Northeast (LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Dekalb, Kosciusko, Whitley, Blackford, Jay); Southeast (Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Jefferson, Scott, Washington, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Lawrence, Orange); Southwest (Putnam, Clay, Sullivan, Greene, Knox, Daviess, Gibson, Pike, Warrick, Spencer, Vermillion, Parke, Montgomery).

Details

Financial Instrument

Cost Share


Terms

Rates not published; set by the biologist's plan.

Published amounts: Landowner page: "This program provides technical assistance, financial cost-share assistance, and incentive payments to landowners." No rates published.


Application Instructions

Contact a GGS grassland biologist (see contacts).

Deadline text on the page: No deadline published.



Updated October 15, 2026

Image Credit: Dana Davis

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