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Donald Trump · MontanaOn August 4, 2020, President Trump, during his first administration, signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. The landmark legislation marked a historic investment in protecting America’s public lands by addressing a backlog of deferred maintenance and repairs in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and other federal lands, protecting natural and cultural resources and boosting local economies. It also permanently and fully funded t…Read Article
Five Years Later, RMEF’s Role Still Resonates in Historic Conservation Legislation
Corvallis · CorvallisNew research, supported in part by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, shines a light on a common, beneficial link between bees and elk. That connection is active forest management. “Our study broadly suggests that various common forest management practices that influence canopy coverage (e.g., fuel reduction thinning, restoration) and large herbivore densities will likely influence blooming plants and bees,” according to the study authors. “In m…Read Article
Study: Forest Management Benefits Bees and Elk
Gunnison · GunnisonBelow is a news release from Western Colorado University. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding support for the research. The Gunnison Valley is famous for the network of trails that wind their way through the surrounding mountains. But how do all of those trails impact wildlife? Western Colorado University graduate Chloe Beaupré wants to find out. Beaupré recently published research showing that trail use impacts wildlife species …Read Article
