Oregon Habitat Conserved for Roosevelt Elk Herd
MISSOULA, Mont. — What was a 447-acre private inholding is now in the public’s hands in northwest Oregon. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation collaborated with […]
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Volunteers Propel RMEF Conservation Work
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation celebrates National Volunteer Week by acknowledging since 1984, its volunteers helped conserve or enhance nearly 8.4 million […]
Arizona Receives $2.1 Million in Conservation Funding from RMEF, Partners
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $2,098,338 in grant funding in Arizona for elk habitat stewardship, wildlife management and […]
Legislative Update
March 2022 Legislative Update FEDERAL ISSUES National Wildlife Refuge System Lawsuit. In March RMEF joined Safari Club, NRA-ILA, and the Sportsmen’s Alliance in filing a […]
California Granted Nearly $4.6 Million in Conservation Funding
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $4,593,330 in grant funding for habitat enhancement, scientific research and hunting heritage projects […]
Virginia’s First Elk Hunt – A “Conservation Milestone”
MISSOULA, Mont. — Ten years after the successful restoration of elk to their historic Virginia range, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is accepting […]
$1 Million for Wildfire Restoration
Forest managers and scientists agree that executing active forest management techniques such as prescribed burns, thinning and other treatments enhance habitat for elk and other […]
RMEF Commits $1 Million to Wildfire Restoration
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committed more than $1 million to landscape-scale efforts to help restore thousands of acres of public and […]
Scientific Wildlife Management Wins, Colorado Bill to Ban Mountain Lion/Bobcat Hunting Defeated
A Colorado legislative committee voted 4-1 to defeat a bill to ban the hunting and trapping of mountain lions and bobcats. A new coalition called […]
2021: A Year of RMEF Conservation Accomplishment
MISSOULA, Mont. — As the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation looks to advance conservation with its 2022 mission work, it looks back on a year of […]
Montana Elk Habitat Protected, Open to Public Access
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and U.S. Forest Service worked with a willing landowner to conserve two private inholdings of wildlife habitat […]
CWD Research Gets $100,000 Boost from RMEF
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a founding member and sponsor of the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance, provided $100,000 in grant funding to […]
Idaho Receives $750,000 in Conservation Funding
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $750,639 of grant funding to benefit wildlife habitat and hunting heritage projects in […]
RMEF Commits $180,000 to Assist Elk Migration Research
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation provided $180,000 in funding from its Torstenson Family Endowment to help continue critical elk migration corridor mapping […]