An award honoring the conservation legacy of Olaus J. Murie, the late biologist remembered as the father of modern elk management, has been presented by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to Bob Nelson of Raymond, Wash.

Nelson, now retired from the U.S. Forest Service, began his career as a forest biologist in 1960 and finished in 1997 after 12 years as director of wildlife and fisheries in Washington D.C.

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