Kentucky Access Project Receives Key Funding
Hunters are one step closer to permanent access to a large swath of elk habitat in eastern Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, [...]
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RMEF Announces Major Montana Public Access Victory
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pleased to announce it helped conserve and open public access to 5,668 acres of prime wildlife [...]
Big Hole Valley Habitat Conserved in Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. — Approximately 3,600 acres of pristine wildlife and riparian habitat in Montana’s popular Big Hole region will remain that way thanks to a [...]
Wyoming, USDA Formalize Agreement to Benefit Wildlife Conservation
Below is a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was on hand in Washington D.C. for the signing [...]
Southern Appalachian Elk Country to Receive $1.45 Million in Conservation Funding
MISSOULA, Mont. — Furthering more than three decades of support in the region, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated more than $1.45 [...]
RMEF Priority Project in Montana Gets Green Light
10/17/2022 update By a vote of 4-to-1, the Montana Land Board voted in favor of a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation project that creates a new [...]
Inaugural Virginia Elk Hunt Generates $600K+ in Conservation Funding
Photo c/o Mike Roberts MISSOULA, Mont. — Hunters supporting Virginia’s first-ever managed elk hunt scheduled to take place October 8-14 generated more than $606,000 to [...]
RMEF Completes First Land Conservation & Access Project in Kentucky
MISSOULA, Mont. — Strengthening a relationship with a state that dates back nearly three decades, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation successfully collaborated with Kentucky River [...]
RMEF, Partners Allot $1 Million for Washington Elk, Elk Habitat
MISSOULA, Mont. — In an ongoing effort to support and enhance wildlife habitat, including the restoration of landscapes charred by wildfire, the Rocky Mountain Elk [...]
Critical Habitat, Migration Corridor Conserved in Colorado
MISSOULA, Mont. — A significant section of an important northwestern Colorado elk and mule deer migration corridor will remain undisturbed thanks to a collaborative conservation [...]
Idaho Elk, Elk Habitat to Receive $2.1 Million in Upgrades
MISSOULA, Mont. — Better groceries are on the way for Idaho’s elk population. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $2,103,338 in grant [...]
RMEF Conserves Vital Wyoming Elk Habitat
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked alongside landowners who cherish the wildlife values of their land to acquire and conserve 6,659 acres [...]
Colorado Elk Habitat, Research Get $1.1 Million Boost
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $1,126,750 in grant funding to improve wildlife habitat and bolster scientific research in [...]
Wyoming Receives $6 Million for Elk Habitat, Research, Public Access Work
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $6,046,939 in 2022 grant funding to conserve and improve wildlife habitat, enhance public [...]
New RMEF-Assisted Colorado Overpass Provides Safe Passage for Elk, Other Wildlife
Below is a news release from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The Colorado Department of Transportation recently completed the state’s newest wildlife overpass and underpass [...]