WHEP State Contest will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 9AM-3PM  at NWTF Headquarters in Edgefield, SC.

Deadline to register is Friday, April 12, 2019

The Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) is a hands-on environmental education program that provides participants an opportunity to test their wildlife knowledge in a friendly competition, as each state supporting WHEP conducts an annual contest where teams of 3-4 similarly aged individuals gather. 

WHEP is a 4-H and FFA youth natural resource program dedicated to teaching wildlife and fisheries habitat management to junior and senior level (ages 9 - 18) youth in the United States.

What do Participants Study?

• Learn wildlife terms and concept
• Learn about wildlife habitat
• Learn how to judge the quality of wildlife habitat 
• Learn about wildlife habitat management practices
• Learn about wildlife damage management

This event is a hands-on contest for youth (ages 9-18) to put their knowledge and skills related to wildlife and habitat management to the test!  Our WHEP State Contest will be held at NWTF in Edgefield, SC.  Lunch and an event t-shirt will be provided to registered participants.  Additional lunches and t-shirts can be purchased for $10 each with registration as needed. 

Youth may register as a team (3 or 4 people per team, $75/team) or as an individual ($20).  The contest is set up for: 

• Junior Division (9-13 years of age)
• Senior Division (14-18 years of age) 

Ages are calculated as of January 1, 2019. 

Register Here

For questions and more information, please contact Glenda Lofink at glofink@clemson.edu.  For WHEP questions related to 4-H, please contact Mallory Dailey at mallord@clemson.edu; for WHEP questions related to FFA, please contact Jason Gore at jdgore@clemson.edu.