The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Conservation Incentive Program continues to pay big dividends for wildlife habitat in Arkansas. Private land practices have always been the deciding factor in improving wildlife at the population level. “If we saw anything else, we saw the extreme need for such assistance in Arkansas landowners,” Furr said. That progress led the AGFC’s Private Land Habitat Division to pursue additional grants to directly support private landowners in managing their land for wildlife. “While the set-aside was not available this year, we were able to secure a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service to continue our effort for private landowners.