MISSOULA, Mont. — South Dakota received $450,154 in grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners for wildlife habitat enhancement and hunting heritage projects. RMEF directly granted $177,446 and leveraged an additional $272,708 in partner dollars. “These funds will help restore forest meadows, improve forage for elk and other wildlife, enhance forest health,... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — For the second year in a row, Les Schwab Tire Centers will donate more than $151,000 worth of new tires to assist the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. “One of the reasons we are able to carry out... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners awarded $542,481 in grant funding to enhance wildlife habitat and assist scientific wildlife research in New Mexico. RMEF directly granted $71,481 and leveraged an additional $471,000 in partner dollars. “New Mexico features beautiful landscapes and prime habitat but it can also be extremely dry... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — Seeking to further elk-related scientific knowledge for the overall benefit of the species, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation so far allocated $846,443 for research in 2020. Those funds leveraged an additional $4,771,734 in partner dollars. “We need to continually accumulate all the accurate, scientific data we can in order to further our... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — A small section of choice elk habitat in south-central Colorado now belongs to all Americans after the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conveyed it to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The tract in the northern end of the San Luis Valley is a mere 28 acres in size but greatly improves public... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — Hunters, anglers and others have more room to roam after the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation collaborated with a conservation-minded family to permanently protect 612 acres of habitat in western Montana.  “We appreciate the Dvorak family for reaching out to us and requesting that we assist with this conservation effort,” said Kyle Weaver,... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation this week announced the promotion of two employees as well as the opening of a key staff position. Shane Cronk, vice president of finance and accounting, accepted a promotion to chief financial officer (CFO). Starting as a cash manager, Shane worked various roles in the accounting department... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly supports the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to remove gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened species. “RMEF firmly supports the removal of federal protections for wolves so they can be appropriately managed by state wildlife agencies through regulated hunting... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest (BDNF) worked with the Roland Durocher family to permanently protect 598 acres of prime wildlife habitat in southwest Montana. “We salute the Durocher family for reaching out to us to help conserve this landscape as well as our partners at the Forest... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners awarded $2,115,136 of grant funding in Arizona to benefit habitat for elk and other wildlife, scientific research and hunting heritage projects. RMEF directly granted $234,069 and leveraged an additional $1,881,067 in partner funding for on the ground conservation work. The projects benefit 19,854 acres... Read More