MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and various partners allotted $5,083,371 in 2024* to enhance wildlife habitat, bolster wildlife management and support youth shooting sports organizations, hunter education and mentored hunts in Oregon.

“These funds, generated by our volunteers and their fundraising efforts, will provide long-lasting benefits for elk, mule deer and other wildlife species, while also helping the next generation of hunters and future conservation funding,” said Daniel Beraldo, RMEF regional director for southern Oregon.

Three dozen projects cover 27 counties with several of them having beneficial statewide impacts. RMEF volunteers generated $365,627 which helped leverage $4,717,744 in partner dollars.

“We salute and greatly appreciate our volunteers across the state’s 22 chapters for their passion and dedication. It’s because of them that we’re able to further our mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage in Oregon and all across elk country,” said RMEF President and CEO Kyle Weaver.

RMEF has a long conservation history in Oregon. Dating back to 1986, it worked alongside partners to complete 1,139 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects that conserved or enhanced 897,226 acres of habitat and opened or improved public access to 158,493 acres. The combined value of that work is more than $104.8 million.

Click here to view the list of projects by location.

(*Oregon received the funding in 2024 but its impacts carry over into 2025 and beyond.)

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:???

Now in its fifth decade of conservation accomplishment and fueled by hunters, RMEF has conserved more than 9.1 million acres for elk and other wildlife. RMEF also works to open and improve public access, fund and advocate for science-based resource management, and ensure the future of America’s hunting heritage. Discover why “Hunting Is Conservation” ®?at rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.