The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, whose world headquarters are in Missoula, will present their annual convention, known as ‘Elk Camp’, in March near Phoenix, Arizona.
Following a blistering criticism of America's public lands in Forbes magazine, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation renewed it's firm support to keep 'public lands in public hands.'
One of the strengths of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is their over 11,000 volunteers throughout the country, including over 1,000 here in Montana.
After 28 years, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently topped one million acres in lifetime projects that created, maintained or improved access to public land.
Many western states have investigated the potential of transferring federally managed lands to the states. For its part, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is taking a stand against such policies.