Conservation Education and Hunting Heritage Program

Passion for conservation begins with a passion for place. To instill that in others, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation not only conserves places, we also sponsor educational programs about conservation and hunting heritage. This is one of our greatest responsibilities, one that touches people regardless of age or address.

	"I'm happy to be passing on open lands and a passion for conservation, instead of meadows that have been PAVED OVER."
	- Lee Gamble, Eastern Regional Chair

Our Elk Country visitor center in Missoula, Montana (and the future Winslow Hill, Pennsylvania center) shares the wonder of elk country, helping visitors discover the benefits of habitat conservation. Through High Schools for Habitat, Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, and shooting and archery events, we introduce kids and adults to outdoor skills, hunting ethics and conservation. With scholarship programs, we support tomorrow’s conservation leaders.

We also reach out through media. Bugle magazine and Elk Country Journal celebrate the thrill of the hunt while reinforcing our responsibility to conserve. Our website links the world to our message and activities. And we’re distributing Opportunity for All, a DVD about the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation. To date our Conservation Education & Hunting Heritage Program has reached millions of hunters and conservationists. We believe the future of elk country will be richer for it.