MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation celebrates National Volunteer Week by acknowledging since 1984, its volunteers helped conserve or enhance nearly 8.4 million acres of habitat, open or improve access to more than 1.3 million acres and provided support for wildlife management, research, hunting and advocacy efforts. “Simply stated, it is because of... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $2,098,338 in grant funding in Arizona for elk habitat stewardship, wildlife management and hunting heritage projects. RMEF directly granted $156,136 that leveraged an additional $1,942,202 in partner dollars. “One of the major issues in this part of elk country is a lack of... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Wildlife Biology Program at the University of Montana (UM) will unveil a bold, innovative, hands-on higher education experience this fall that highlights the fundamental role hunting plays in society and wildlife conservation. Once established, the Wild Sustenance curriculum will be available to other universities. “We... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — As part of a collaborative effort to protect riparian and meadow habitat and improve public access to it in northern Nevada, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with a conservation-minded landowner, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and Nevada Division of State Lands to conserve 1,560 acres of wildlife habitat. “We appreciate... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. —  The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $4,593,330 in grant funding for habitat enhancement, scientific research and hunting heritage projects in California. RMEF directly granted $357,884 that leveraged an additional $4,235,446 in partner dollars. “A significant chunk of this funding goes to conserve vital habitat that serves as a transitional... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — Seeking to maintain public access for hunters and anglers to the nation’s wildlife refuges, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and Sportsmen’s Alliance filed to intervene in a lawsuit by an environmental group suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Center for Biological Diversity wants... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — Ten years after the successful restoration of elk to their historic Virginia range, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is accepting applications for its first elk hunting season through March 30, 2022. “Instituting the first-ever managed elk hunt a mere decade after restoration is an indicator that the state’s elk herd... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — A swath of vital western Montana elk winter range is now conserved and opened to public access thanks to a collaborative effort by a conservation-minded family, the Bureau of Land Management and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. “No matter the size, every piece of elk habitat counts. And protecting this small parcel... Read More

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly disagrees with a ruling by a federal judge in California to restore federal protections to gray wolf populations in the Lower 48. “Scientists, biologists and professional wildlife managers agree that wolf populations are stable and growing,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “As such, they... Read More