When the going gets Tough, RMEF gets going
By Heather Fraley When the COVID-19 virus struck right during the heart of RMEF’s banquet season, RMEF supporters, staff and volunteers didn’t quit; they got [...]
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Cancelled or Postponed Banquet? Try Taking your Fundraising Online
By Kirk Murphy The passion, drive and creativity of RMEF volunteers and staff never ceases to amaze me, especially in times of adversity. With all [...]
What’s going on with Elk Camp?
By Heather Fraley Following extensive conversations among RMEF decision-makers, the 2020 RMEF Elk Camp has been cancelled due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. This [...]
Here’s to our Conservation Heroes: a Message from the Field
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s field staff and dedicated volunteers are our true, in-the-trenches conservation heroes in these unprecedented times. They are stepping up to [...]
How to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus at your Banquet
By Heather Fraley RMEF has rescheduled or canceled all events through May 10th in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Things change by the day, so [...]
RMEF Celebrates its Volunteers
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation celebrates National Volunteer Week by saluting the heart of its nearly 36-year-old conservation organization – its volunteers. [...]
The Food of RMEF Work Projects
The best things about RMEF work projects are the camaraderie, the work completed to improve elk country and—of course—the food that awaits you after a [...]
Are there Elk in your state? For dedicated RMEF Volunteers, it doesn’t seem to matter
There are no elk in his home state, but Paul Connell, 49, is just as avid a volunteer for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as [...]
Meet RMEF’s Newest Regional Directors
As volunteers, you are the most important part of this organization. In the last year, the RMEF hired eight new regional directors to support you [...]
Honoring a True American Hero
There wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd at one point during the live auction at the Miami Whitewater Chapter event. The event was held [...]
RMEF’s Stalcup Named AZGFC Volunteer of the Year
Red Mountain Chapter Chair and 30-year RMEF volunteer, Randy Stalcup, was named the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Volunteer of the Year for 2019. The [...]
Arkansas Youth Hit ‘Home Run’ Thanks to RMEF Volunteers
When you have a good game plan, you swing for the fences. Take the Arkansas Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), for example. Described by some [...]
Volunteers Shine at Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo
Every year in December, RMEF makes the trip to Las Vegas to work for the mission at the Hunter and Outdoor Christmas Expo. In 2019, [...]
Run Your Event like a Business Part Four: Deciphering Banquet Merchandise
One of the key components to planning a successful RMEF fundraising banquet is getting the right amount of the right merchandise for the right price. [...]
Why a forced Colorado Wolf Introduction is a bad idea
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Colorado’s economy, elk population, conservation funding, hunting industry and resident taxpayer dollars are in the crosshairs. An environmental extremist-driven ballot initiative [...]