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MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committed more than $1 million to landscape-scale efforts to help restore thousands of acres of public and private forestland, meadows and other landscapes charred by recent wildfires. “This commitment only solidifies RMEF’s ongoing strategic efforts dating back decades to enhance habitat for elk and a myriad of... Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. — As the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation looks to advance conservation with its 2022 mission work, it looks back on a year of conservation accomplishments. “From completing the first phase of a landscape-scale conservation and access project in Oregon to conserving nearly 12,000 acres of tule elk country in California, while also protecting... Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation carried out vital conservation work in 2021 thanks to its dedicated partners who believe in its mission. “We simply cannot do what we do without support and good work from our volunteers, members and our conservation partners,” said Riza Lesser, RMEF managing director of marketing. “We recognize... Read More
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 and conveyed them to the Lolo National Forest. The 1,040-acre transaction took place just west of Lolo, a small western Montana town about 10 miles south of Missoula. “We greatly... Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners contributed $541,893 in grant funding to support wildlife habitat enhancement, scientific research, hunting heritage and other projects in Pennsylvania. RMEF directly granted $48,722 that leveraged an additional $493,171 in partner funding. “These grants help maintain and enhance wildlife habitat in the core of Pennsylvania’s... Read More
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 assist three research projects promoting the scientific understanding of CWD. “Though some advancements have been made, there are many questions surrounding the causes and spread of chronic wasting disease,” said... Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pleased to welcome AshLee Strong, James Baker and Fred Lekse to its board of directors. “AshLee and James are new to the board but not to RMEF. They bring a passion for hunting, conservation and our mission plus a wealth of real life experience,” said Mark... Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. — Prime Colorado elk habitat in two different parts of the state is now permanently conserved thanks to two families who value wildlife and sought out the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to help them protect their land. “We both salute and recognize the Mancuso and Tolson families who each entered into a voluntary... Read More
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 Idaho. RMEF contributed $202,550 and leveraged an additional $548,089 in partner dollars. The grants fund nearly two dozen projects, positively impacting more than 17,000 acres of habitat across Adams, Blaine,... Read More
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 across the West. The grant to the University of Wyoming assists west-wide corridor mapping work, conducted collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and western state wildlife agencies. The migration... Read More
