Kansas Deer Permit Auction to Benefit Conservation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Southwest Chapter, located in Dodge City, Kansas, is teaming up with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to auction off KDWP's Deer Commission Big...
View ArticleCall to Action: Contact U.S. House Reps Regarding SHARE Act
RMEF Members,Contact Your House RepresentativesThe U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an important bill this week that would help preserve our outdoor traditions. The Sportsmen’s...
View ArticleVolunteers Clear the Way for Colorado Elk
You just can’t beat a sunny day in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Seventeen volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation teamed up with five Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) personnel in August...
View ArticleCall to Action: Contact House Reps About Wolf Delisting, SHARE Act
RMEF Members,Contact Your House Representatives: Remove Wolves from the Endangered Species Act The U.S. House Rules Committee just adopted an amendment to reissue the 2011 U.S. Fish & Wildlife...
View ArticleRMEF Hails Passage of SHARE Act
Measure includes amendment to remove gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming from the Endangered Species ActThe Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation hails the U.S. House of Representatives for...
View ArticleChildress Recognized in RMEF Winner’s Circle
Richard Childress is a winner. His successes are many—on the race track, in the business world and as a dedicated supporter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s conservation mission.Childress grew up...
View ArticleRMEF to Support Foundation for Wildlife Management
MISSOULA, Mont.--The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will provide $25,000 in funding from its endowment to support the Foundation for Wildlife Management (F4WM) in wolf control efforts. The two...
View ArticleHunters $tep Up to Benefit Conservation
Numbers don’t lie. And when you have more than a billion of something, that’s a pretty bold statement.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced it distributed a staggering $1.1 billion to state...
View ArticleRMEF Letter to Oregon Governor: Sign Oregon Wolf Delisting Bill into Law
Below is a letter from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to Oregon Governor Kate Brown in support of delisting wolves in Oregon.March 9, 2016 The Honorable Kate Brown Governor, State of Oregon State...
View ArticleActive Forest Management vs. ‘Hands Off’ Preservation
The video at the bottom of the post highlights the project's goals and the benefits of active forest management.The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is an advocate of active forest management or, in other...
View ArticleCall to Action: Urge Oregon Governor to Sign Bill, Remove Wolves from...
Oregon RMEF Members,The Oregon House and Senate united to pass HB 4040 which ratifies and approves a decision by the Oregon State Fish and Wildlife Commission to remove gray wolves from the state’s...
View ArticleProvide Public Comment in Favor of Delisting Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
RMEF Members,The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced that the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is recovered and proposed removing it from the Federal Lists of...
View ArticleRMEF Honored for Cooperative Elk Survey Work
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently honored the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation with its Joint Conservation Project of the Year Award. Participants from the three...
View ArticleTwins Carry On RMEF Family Tradition
Lillian and twin sibling Owen Eckstrom are nine months old. Just take one glance at the darling blue-eyed duo and you can tell they’re brother-sister. But they make up another family distinction that...
View ArticleWisconsin to Offer RMEF License Plates
Governor Scott Walker prepares to sign billYou will soon be able to drive with RMEF pride on the roads of one fifth of our nation’s 50 states. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently signed a bill...
View ArticleRMEF, Others Donate to Wyoming Public Access Program
Below is a news release issued by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently received $28,350 for Access Yes, the private lands public wildlife access...
View ArticleRancher: RMEF Prescribed Burn Saved My Home
Forest health, elk and other wildlife aren’t the only benefactors of prescribed burns. Just ask Phil Lampert.Gusty winds recently pushed the 1,896-acre Cold Fire through the pine-laced forests of...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching to Provide Comment in Favor of Delisting Yellowstone...
RMEF Members,The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced that the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is recovered and proposed removing it from the Federal Lists of...
View ArticleRMEF Members ‘Step Up’ to Support Conservation Mission
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is hosting a series of intimate, regional events in 2016 to allow members the opportunity to form new relationships and ‘step up’ their financial support for RMEF’s...
View ArticleThe Critters of RMEF
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is home to some of the most majestic animals in all of North America. Just take a brief stroll through the Elk Country Visitor Center and you see plenty of evidence....
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