There are a number of ways to educate the Youth through various RMEF programs. Project WILD Workshops and 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.
Elk Country
Explorers
Wildlife Leadership
Awards
Project Wild
Workshops
Elk Trunk
Tool Kits
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.
2023 WLA Scholarships have been awarded. Please check back in January for 2024 WLA information.
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.
Project Wild Workshops
Project WILD spreads the word about conservation and the environment by teaching teachers and providing high-quality conservation education materials through topic-specific WILD guides. Educators attend a workshop, where they participate in up to 15 activities from the WILD guides that are cross-referenced with state and national education standards; receive training in how to use the program’s instructional resources; receive curriculum and lesson plans for use in their classrooms; and typically get the opportunity to prepare and present an activity and/or lesson plan to other workshop participants.
To order your own copy of the WILD About Elk curriculum guide, visit the Project WILD website.
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.