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MISSOULA, Mont.—As the Boy Scouts of America celebrates 100 years of adventure, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is saluting the youth organization’s historic work in habitat conservation and more recent partnership for elk country.
The Scouting movement was founded Feb. 8, 1910, a date still commemorated as part of Scout Week nationwide. A centennial black-tie gala is slated Feb. 9 in Washington D.C.
“Boy Scouts began as a way to develop character, responsibility, citizenship and personal fitness, and since the very beginning Scout leaders understood that all of those qualities can be cultivated through outdoor activities—including wildlife habitat projects,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “The cumulative impact of Scouting on conservation in America is immeasurable, and we both congratulate and sincerely thank the millions of young people who’ve been a part of it.”
In 1992, RMEF began a partnership with Boy Scouts when a local troop requested funds to repair a wildlife drinking station in New Mexico. Since then, the partnership has grown to 17 states and over $162,000 in RMEF expenditures for Scout projects, events and activities.
Boy Scouts have used RMEF funding to re-vegetate winter range, restore aspen stands, treat weed infestations, repair and remove fencing, install educational kiosks, and more.
RMEF also has sponsored Boy Scouts attending everything from day camps to weeklong high adventure bases. In fact, between 2004 and 2009, more than 5,500 Scouts and 225 volunteers trekked across RMEF’s Torstenson Wildlife Center in New Mexico.
The Boy Scouts of America currently boasts 2.8 million young people between the ages of 7 and 20 plus 1.1 million volunteers in more than 290 local councils throughout the U.S. and its territories. For more information, visit http://www.scouting.org/.
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.7 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at http://www.rmef.org/ or 800-CALL ELK.
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MISSOULA, Mont.—Quality habitat, healthy elk herds and ample places to hunt them. Bowhunters can help make it real by buying two newly engineered accessories from New Archery Products (NAP). Each purchase of QuikTune 360° arrowrests and HellRazor broadheads supports the conservation work of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Brady Arview, vice president of marketing for NAP, said, “Bowhunting for elk in September—it doesn’t get any better. That’s why we’re proud to partner with RMEF and help ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat by offering these two specially licensed products.”
Improved and better than ever, the QuikTune 360° arrowrest is a full-containment system that boasts no vane contact at any angle. For the bowhunter, this translates to less drag, no ripped or crinkled fletching, greater speed and increased accuracy. The arrowrest performs equally well in wet or freezing conditions, has a quick set-up time and is micro adjustable. It is available in right- or left-hand models in black, tan or camo.
HellRazor broadheads are the ultimate tool on the business end of a hunting arrow. These cut-on-contact, one-piece broadheads are designed to maximize accuracy and penetration from today’s fast, high-performance bows.
“NAP has a long reputation as a premier archery accessory company. Because of the quality of their products and spirit of conservation, we are honored to have NAP on board as a part of our family,” said RMEF Vice President of Marketing Steve Decker.
RMEF recently passed two key milestones of special note to bowhunters: 5.7 million acres of mostly public-land habitat enhanced or conserved, and 585,000 acres opened or secured for public hunting.
Look for QuikTune 360° arrowrests and HellRazor broadheads, along with other NAP bowhunting accessories, wherever archery products are sold.
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.7 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at http://www.rmef.org/ or 800-CALL ELK.
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MISSOULA, Mont.—While most Americans were consumed with year-end tallies of bank failures, health care bills and morons trying to blow up their underwear, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was busy closing out a year of conservation successes featuring 458 completed projects that conserved or enhanced over 132,000 acres of elk country.
Other RMEF highlights from 2009 included 5 percent growth in membership, record levels of philanthropic gifts and finishing the fiscal year with budget-positive black ink.
“In spite of a rough year for the economy and many other distractions, our volunteers continued to lean into the harness, accomplishing great things for elk, other wildlife and hunters, and setting the stage for continued success,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “I’m proud that our organization provided some of the best news of 2009.”
Land conservation projects, such as acquisitions and transfers that added to accessible public-land systems in Washington, Oregon and South Dakota, impacted 21,785 acres. Habitat enhancement projects like prescribed burning, treating weeds and thinning forest, nearly all on public lands, touched another 110,287 acres. Total acres: 132,070.
Also in 2009, RMEF-funded education initiatives reached out to 4.5 million youths and adults in 44 states with positive messages about hunting and conservation.
Other top RMEF headlines for 2009:
• Celebrated RMEF’s 25th anniversary
• Granted more than $2 million for habitat enhancement projects in 20 states
• Passed the 585,000-acre all-time mark for lands opened or secured for public hunting
• Celebrated Tennessee’s first elk hunt in 144 years, following herd restoration efforts
• Helped launch a 10,000-acre project to secure habitat and access in Washington
• Filed legal briefs urging delisting and state-regulated hunting of wolves
• Launched a multi-year project to restore 10,000 acres of aspen habitat in California
• Conveyed 850 acres of Ladd Marsh habitat to Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
• Completed a pipeline project to deliver water to parched wildlife habitat in Arizona
• Conveyed over 3,700 acres of elk habitat to the State of Alaska
• Launched a multi-year project to enhance thousands of acres of habitat in Arkansas
• Conveyed 235 acres of habitat in Goshute Canyon Wilderness to the BLM in Nevada
• Conserved over 1,000 acres of elk habitat in the Black Hills of South Dakota
• Conveyed 120 acres of elk habitat to the U.S. Forest Service in Wisconsin
• Funded $2.4 million for Elk Country Visitor Center in Pennsylvania
• Conserved over 1,000 acres of elk habitat and received conservation easement certification in Colorado
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.7 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at http://www.rmef.org/ or 800-CALL ELK.
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MISSOULA, Mont.—Outdoor Life and its 5.5 million readers have selected Boone and Crockett Club President Lowell E. Baier of Bethesda, Md., as the top conservationist in the third-annual “OL 25” list of people who’ve had the greatest positive impact on hunting, fishing and conservation.
“OL 25” honors conservationists, leaders, innovators and unsung heroes. Along with other nominees, Baier’s photo and bio appeared in the December/January 2010 edition of Outdoor Life. Online voting helped decide Reader’s Choice winners in each category.
Baier received his award Jan. 19 at the 2010 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
Outdoor Life Editor-in-Chief Todd Smith said, “When we step into the woods or wade into a clear mountain stream, we rarely stop to think about the many people who have made enjoying that experience possible. Yet there are thousands of ordinary sportsmen who’ve done extraordinary things to build this way of life we call hunting and fishing. One standout among them is Lowell E. Baier.”
As the 28th president of the Club founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, Baier is part of a long tradition in conservation. Boone and Crockett may be best known for its trophy records that remain a classic gauge of conservation and management programs, but Baier has focused organizational efforts directly on the land. He led a national campaign to preserve Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch in North Dakota, which landed him honors as the 2008 Conservationist of the Year by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and 2008 Conservationist of the Year by Budweiser.
“Roosevelt once said, ‘There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.’ It is truly an honor to carry on in his footsteps and to be recognized for doing so,” said Baier.
About the Boone and Crockett Club
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, the Boone and Crockett Club promotes guardianship and visionary management of big game and associated wildlife in North America. The Club maintains the highest standards of fair-chase sportsmanship and habitat stewardship. Member accomplishments include enlarging and protecting Yellowstone and establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the National Forest Service, National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System, fostering the Pittman-Robertson and Lacey Acts, creating the Federal Duck Stamp program, and developing the cornerstones of modern game laws. The Boone and Crockett Club is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For details, visit http://www.boone-crockett.org/.
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