Urge Elected Reps to Support the Fix Our Forests Act
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation forwarded the email below to members in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Dozens of wildfires currently burning [...]
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Washington Balks at Downlisting Wolves
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission went against the recommendations of wildlife managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and voted 5-4 [...]
New Genetics-Based Modeling Estimates Idaho’s Wolf Population at 1,150
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supports the state management of predators like [...]
Wyoming Conservation Partners Invested $13 Million+ for 2023 Habitat Projects
Below is a news release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation contributed $157,900 in 2023, however over its life [...]
Washington Man Gets Prison Time, Fine, Suspension for Elk Poaching
Below is a news release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase [...]
‘Team Utah’ Helps Thirsty Wildlife
They gathered from across the state of Utah but far from its population centers. Some 70 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers came together in late [...]
New Study Finds First Evidence of “Staggering Disease” in Colorado Mountain Lion
Below is a news release from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A new study published this week in the journal “Emerging Infectious Diseases” reports the [...]
Hunters Unite Against Poaching
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and our partner Fiocchi are committed to increasing the visibility of poaching incidents to reduce poaching nationwide. Poaching robs sportsmen [...]
Helping Elk and Trout at the Same Time
Practically every Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation habitat project benefits elk but can such efforts support and sustain fish at the same time? The truth is [...]
Environmentalist Lawsuit Opens Door for Deadly, Destructive Wildfire
A Montana wildfire that is charring forestland just east of Helena, Montana, and led to the death of a firefighter may be able to trace [...]
Elk Freed from Chair Stuck on Its Neck
From hammocks and soccer nets to swing sets, Christmas lights, fencing, zip lines and even a spare tire, wildlife officers have just about seen it [...]
Conservation Wins in Virginia Thanks to Elk, Hunters, Others
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced its Virginia Elk Experience Sweepstakes generated $83,490 for conservation. That total marks a $5,000 increase to benefit elk [...]
Celebrating the Minam
Photo information (left to right): Steve McClelland – Manulife real estate & rangeland resource manager; Jon Paustian – ODFW Grande Ronde watershed wildlife habitat biologist; [...]
Back at Work, Conserving the Minam
One of the hallmark characteristics of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is it does not just check a box, call a project complete, turn its [...]
40th Anniversary Throwback – a Walk Down Memory Lane
Forty years is a long time. If you’re reading this and you’ve lived that long (or longer), you know what we mean. The Rocky Mountain [...]