Talking Elk Over Coffee and Breakfast
(Photo credit: RMEF) Lasting Legacies by Vivien Felker Current and prospective members of the Trails Society gathered at a sold-out breakfast to discuss giving back [...]
Established May 14, 198440 Years of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
When four elk hunters founded RMEF in 1984, there were approximately 550,000 elk in North America. Today, the elk population numbers more than 1.1 million. RMEF and its partners have completed more than 14,000 conservation and hunting heritage projects that conserved or enhanced nearly 9 million acres of habitat. Those projects also opened or improved public access to more than 1.59 million acres of land. The total value of RMEF projects since 1984 is more than $1.6 billion.
40th Anniversary Featured Stories
RMEF recently held it's 40th Anniversary celebration May 3-4, 2024 in Missoula, Montana. Members, volunteers, donors, conservation partners, corporate partners, staff and others gathered to honor the organization's founding and celebrate its 40 years of conservation successes! Here is a collection of stories that highlight the celebration and honor RMEF's mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.
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 [...]
40th Anniversary Throwback: RMEF Receives United Nations Award
Below is a reprint from the September 1991 Wapiti newsletter. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently honored the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for its [...]
40th Anniversary Throwback: First RMEF Life Member Puts Faith in Fledgling Elk Foundation
Below is a reprint from an early issue of the Wapiti newsletter. Clint Mills joined the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation on March 1, 1985. As [...]
Partners Play Huge Role in 40 Years of RMEF Conservation
MISSOULA, Mont. — Celebrating four decades of conservation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation formally recognized six partner organizations at its recent 40th anniversary celebration that [...]
RMEF Celebrates Four Decades of Conservation
MISSOULA, Mont. — Founded on May 14, 1984, riding 40 years of conservation momentum and knocking on the door of nine million acres of conserved [...]
Hundreds Help RMEF Celebrate 40 Years
By Tom Kuglin, Bugle Hunting & Outdoor Lifestyle Editor It was a memorable weekend for conservation in Missoula, Montana, as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [...]
Partner Recognition: Weatherby
(Left to right: RMEF President & CEO Kyle Weaver, Weatherby CEO Adam Weatherby & RMEF Chief Revenue Officer Steve Decker) The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [...]
Partner Recognition: U.S. Forest Service
(Left to right: RMEF President & CEO Kyle Weaver, U.S. Forest Service Associate Chief Angela Coleman & RMEF Chief Conservation Officer Blake Henning) The Rocky [...]
Partner Recognition: Idaho Department of Fish & Game
(Left to right: RMEF President & CEO Kyle Weaver, Idaho Fish & Game State Wildlife Manager Rick Ward & RMEF Chief Conservation Officer Blake Henning) [...]
Partner Recognition: Browning
(Pictured: Browning CEO Travis Hall) The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recognized four long-time sponsors at its 40th Anniversary Celebration. Founded as a company in 1878 [...]
Partner Recognition: Leupold
(Left to right: RMEF President & CEO Kyle Weaver, Leupold President & CEO Bruce Pettet & RMEF Chief Revenue Officer Steve Decker) The Rocky Mountain [...]
Partner Recognition: Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s
(left to right: RMEF President & CEO Kyle Weaver, Missoula Cabela’s General Manager Jeff Friesen, & RMEF Chief Revenue Officer Steve Decker) The Rocky Mountain [...]
1984: What Else Happened Besides the Beginning of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
(RMEF’s first headquarters in Troy, Montana – 1984) On May 14, 1984, four elk hunters living in or near the small northwest Montana community of [...]
Video: The Story of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
