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 [...]
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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 [...]
the AFFECT
Follow RMEF volunteers in year two as they make an impactful difference on elk country high in the mountains along the Montana-Idaho border. They brave [...]
RMEF’s Statement on Montana FWP Elk Hunt Changes
RMEF is in the process of reviewing and analyzing the proposed changes to Montana’s 2022 elk hunting season. We strongly believe the following principles should guide [...]
House Passes Bill to Combat CWD
A bill, strongly backed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and just passed by the House of Representatives, is designed to help combat chronic wasting [...]
Daines Receives First-Ever RMEF Excellence in Advocacy Award
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a long-time leader in advocacy that engages with appointed and elected officials at the state, local and [...]
Forest Restoration in Spanish Peaks, Colorado – How RMEF is Restoring Elk Country
With more than 15,000 elk, the Trinchera herd is among the largest in the state. The mighty Spanish Peaks northwest of Trinidad jut like a [...]
Great American Outdoors Act Paying Big Dividends
In an effort to raise awareness about one of the most important conservation landmarks in recent memory, the U.S. Forest Service recently unveiled a story [...]
Eel River, California – onX Public Access Project
HELP PROTECT THE BEST TULE ELK HABITAT LEFT IN THE WORLD A century ago, tule elk were down to the last seven on earth. Today [...]
Phase I of Landscape-Scale Oregon Project Complete
MISSOULA, Mont. —More than 4,600 acres of prime elk habitat in northeast Oregon are now protected and open to the public thanks to a collaborative [...]
Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area, Wisconsin – Restoring Elk Country
Wisconsin has two distinct elk ranges. The Clam Lake Elk Range, the older of the two located in the northern part of the state, features [...]