(Missoula) Help is on the way for Montana’s elk, elk habitat and efforts to maintain and grow the state’s traditional hunting lifestyle. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated a little over 3.6 million dollars for 44 different projects that supported conservation and outdoor activities across the state.
“Enhancing habitat is paramount to our mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage,” said Blake Henning, RMEF chief conservation officer. “Wildfires burned nearly 54 thousand acre of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in 2021. Some of this funding will replace scorched wildlife water developments, fencing and treat invasive weeds that crowd out natural vegetation relied upon by elk and other wildlife.”
The project is part of RMEF’s continuing 1-million-dollar commitment for wildlife restoration and is one of nearly two dozen Montana projects focused on improving wildlife habitat.
