Meet Your Newest Regional Director
Name: Brandon Williams State/Region: Southern California Family (two-legged or four): No kids wife or dogs, but a loving sister and unbeatable parents. Favorite outdoor activities: [...]
Welcome ToThe Volunteer Newsletter
This is the place for all things volunteer, such as recruitment, chapter information, fundraising, and events.
May 2025 Advocacy Update
Federal Affairs – Congress Fix Our Forests Act H.R.471 passed the U.S. House on January 23 on a strong bipartisan vote of 279-141 and has [...]
What RMEF Has Done for You Lately
Below is a brief synopsis of some noteworthy happenings over the last couple of months. Happy Birthday Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation RMEF rolled over its [...]
Answer the Call – Ryan Stearns
“The guy is a true go-getter, and he cares so much about the cause that he will be there no matter what,” says RMEF Regional [...]
2025 RMEF Work Project Calendar
Washington: Asotin Work Party May 30-June 1 near Asotin, WA at the 4-O Ranch Remove three miles of old fencing, build buck-n-rail fence to protect [...]
Still Making History in Wisconsin
On May 3, 1995, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson swung open the door to a trailer, releasing the first elk into the Chequamegon National Forest. What [...]
What is an RMEF Gun Event?
Chapters use RMEF gun events to raise funds beyond their regular big game banquet. While the exact structure of each RMEF gun event may vary [...]
Ladies Night Out Events
An RMEF Ladies Night Out features many of the same fundraising tactics as regular RMEF banquets except they are specifically catered to female attendees. Most [...]
Volunteer Rendezvous
Several states host an annual rendezvous, a gathering of volunteers that may best be described as an RMEF camping weekend with fun, food, meetings and [...]
Hosting Secondary Fundraising Events
The more funds generated by your chapter, the more there is to spend on mission in your state! Many chapters are currently hosting secondary fundraising [...]
Working as a Team Within Your State
The amount of mission work completed in your state varies, depending on the total amount of funds raised by chapters in your state. Chapters that [...]
It’s So Predictable – RMEF Volunteers Get to Work
They are as predictable as new grass growing each spring. Volunteers with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation head into the backcountry to help carry out [...]
Volunteering in ‘Wild and Wonderful’ West Virginia
Below is the latest article in a Volunteer Newsletter series dating back to January 2020 that highlights Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers by state in [...]
March 2025 Advocacy Update
FEDERAL ISSUES Fix Our Forests Act. H.R.471 passed the US House on January 23 on a strong bipartisan vote of 279-141. The Senate agriculture committee [...]