Permanent Land Protection Program

There is no truer statement in land conservation than this: once it’s gone, it’s gone. Elk country is vanishing about as fast as a bull that just caught your scent.

	"Four square miles of wildlife habitat disappear every day. That number hits home when you picture your favorite hillside as a SUBDIVISION."
	- Mike Hale, Washington State Chair

Our Permanent Land Protection Program aims to identify and permanently protect the most critical habitat across the continent. To identify these lands, our conservation team employs advanced mapping technology that accounts for habitat quality, herd viability, wildlife usage, development rates, and more. The result is a scientifically verifiable map of the areas most in need of protection.

Then,we set about protecting these areas by creating partnerships with public agencies and private landowners, and by using a variety of land conservation tools, such as voluntary conservation easements, cooperative land exchanges and outright purchases.

The result of this strategic protection not only helps wildlife, it also enriches our collective outdoor experience. To date, the Elk Foundation has opened up nearly 500,000 acres to public access. That’s 780 square miles of remarkable country to hunt and explore.