Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | |
Lands Program PO Box 8249 Missoula, MT 59807-8249 |
Phone: (406) 523-4500 Fax: (406) 523-4550 E-Mail: lands@rmef.org Website: rmef.org |
Year Founded | 1984 |
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Land Trust Alliance Member Since | 1992 |
Adopted 2017 Standards and Practices | Yes |
Number of Full-time Staff | 131 |
Number of Supporters | 219,750 |
Land Protection Priorities | Important natural areas or wildlife habitats; Working farms or ranchlands; Working forestland; Recreation lands |
State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other* |
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Alaska | 5,931 | - | - | 5,931 |
Arkansas | 514 | - | 314 | 200 |
Arizona | 5,329 | - | 2,244 | 3,085 |
California | 30,643 | 871 | 16,005 | 13,767 |
Colorado | 179,049 | - | 126,691 | 52,359 |
Idaho | 32,152 | - | 10,480 | 21,672 |
Michigan | 1,582 | - | - | 1,582 |
Minnesota | 943 | - | - | 943 |
Montana | 214,799 | 253 | 48,158 | 166,388 |
North Dakota | 6,486 | - | - | 6,486 |
Nebraska | 18,421 | - | - | 18,421 |
New Mexico | 105,067 | - | 105,065 | 3 |
Nevada | 13,954 | - | 2,127 | 11,827 |
Oregon | 58,330 | - | 19,638 | 38,691 |
Pennsylvania | 8,999 | - | 965 | 8,034 |
South Dakota | 34,721 | - | 23,549 | 11,173 |
Tennessee | 74,169 | - | 169 | 74,000 |
Utah | 42,294 | - | 7,242 | 35,053 |
Washington | 141,673 | 59 | 20 | 141,595 |
Wisconsin | 1,510 | - | 240 | 1,270 |
Wyoming | 154,529 | 160 | 11,398 | 142,972 |
*This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts — whether through purchase, donation or by another means — and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.
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