There are a number of ways to educate Youth through various RMEF programs. Elk Trunk Tool Kits provide resources to educate kids in the classroom while a field trip to the Elk Country Visitor Center provides a high-quality learning experience for all.
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YOUTH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE
Join us for outdoor family fun to learn more about conservation, wildlife and hunting heritage.
2025 Date and Time TBD
Activities include: Bear Aware Fishing Ponds Critter Corner Search and Rescue Animal Wonders Climbing Wall Fly Casting Fish Cleaning Smokey Bear and much more...
Elk Country Explorers
Welcome to RMEF’s nationwide community of young members, hunters and conservationists. If you enjoy the outdoors, wildlife and adventure in elk country, you’ve come to the right place!
Join us—membership is just $20! If you’re a student age 17 or under, this RMEF membership category is just for you.
To join, click the link below and ask a parent or legal guardian to complete the form, or call (800) 225-5355 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m-5 p.m. Mountain Time.
Wildlife Leadership Awards
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. Included in the hunting heritage part of this mission is supporting the education and development of wildlife professionals grounded in the North American Model of Wildlife Management.
The RMEF Wildlife Leadership Awards (WLA) scholarship program was established in 1991 to "recognize, encourage and promote leadership among future wildlife management professionals." The awards are presented to undergraduate wildlife students, and currently provide a $5,000 scholarship and a one-year membership to RMEF.
The 2025 application is pending.
Please email [email protected] if you’d like to receive notification when the application window opens.
Elk Country Visitor Center
Step into Elk Country at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Elk Country Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is more than just a museum; it’s an experience that reveals the beauty, diversity and importance of elk country across North America. Open year round and admission is free.
Elk Trunk Tool Kits
We recognize that hands-on educational experiences better draw youths’ attention and leave a more lasting impression. “Elk Trunks”—tool kits containing lesson plans, activities, books, antlers, fur and skulls, among other things—provide elk education materials to conservation educators teaching grades 5 through 8.
Kit contents include an elk hides, deer and mountain lion hide pieces, deer and elk antlers, various scat replicas, deer and elk track replicas, elk calls, elk skull replica and various media illustrations as well as lesson guides for 8 different topics.
The RMEF Elk Trunk program is currently paused while we update materials. Check back for an application at a later date.