Elk NetworkWhat RMEF Has Done for You Lately

Volunteer Newsletter | March 14, 2025

Below is a brief synopsis of some noteworthy happenings over just the last couple of months.

Elk Mountain, Idaho

  • National priority project improved public access to 13,000 acres of public land in southcentral Idaho

Steptoe Wildlife Management Area, Nevada

  • Conserved and opened public access to 7,157 acres of eastern Nevada habitat

Fix Our Forests Act

  • RMEF notified members who sent more than 5,000 messages to U.S. House representatives that passed legislation to vastly improve active forest management
  • Trying to get the Senate to follow suit – take action here

Laurel Fork, Tennessee

  • Worked with a landowner and partners to conserve, open access to and add 1,322 acres to the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in the Southern Appalachians

Thunderbolt, Wyoming

  • Protected 6,987 acres of elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, grouse and other wildlife and riparian habitat in southwest Wyoming (see above photo)

Big Game Migration Mapping

  • Supplied funding for a six-year effort mapping more than 200 big game migration corridors in the West

Fighting Wyoming Invasive Weeds

  • RMEF and partners distributed an op-ed to Wyoming media advocating for legislative support to fight the spread of invasive grasses

Supporting Montana Elk Research

Anti-Poaching Outreach

Click here to see what else RMEF has done for you lately.