Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), in partnership with the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture and Quail Forever, has announced an application period for the Grassland Restoration Incentive Program (GRIP) in the Great Plains region of Texas.

TPWD said that the GRIP program aims to restore or improve native grassland habitat on private lands in select counties in Texas.

Through this program, landowners are eligible for financial assistance to conduct habitat management practices including the following:brush managementprescribed firefirebreaksherbaceous weed treatmentrange plantingwildlife habitat planting.