This site last updated on 8/31/2010

The Nez Perce Reservation Extension Program was funded by the USDA-CSREES in 2007 and the new office was opened in February 2008 in Lapwai, Idaho. This program was made possible by a partnership with the Nez Perce Tribe who is providing the office space. This is a Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) and Idaho has two other FRTEP projects, one on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation and one on the Ft. Hall Reservation.

 The Nez Perce Reservation population is 17,806 (Census 2000). The total Tribal membership is 3,347 (January 2007). The Nez Perce Indian Reservation was established in 1863 and is comprised of 770,453 acres in the northern Idaho panhandle region, and spans four counties. Approximately 385,227 acres are considered cropland, 261,954 acres are used for grazing, and 100,159 acres are forestlands.