Partnership Allocates $4.2 Million for Idaho Wildlife Habitat, Youth Outdoor Programs

Posted on: Mar 25, 2025

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a bevy of partners supplied $4,197,169 to improve wildlife habitat. The allotment also supports wildlife management efforts, youth archery and trap shooting programs, and mentored hunting and educational conservation programs.

“These 27 projects stretch across the state and enhance more than 80,000 acres of habitat for elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, sage grouse and many other wildlife species. That’s good news for animals and the landscapes they rely on,” said Jameson Sharp, RMEF regional director for southern Idaho.

RMEF allotted $472,596 which helped leverage $3,724,573 in partner funding.

There are more than 7,000 RMEF members and 18 chapters across Idaho.

“We greatly appreciate our volunteers. They plan and host banquets and other Idaho events that helped generate this funding to put back on the ground where it does so much good,” said RMEF President and CEO Kyle Weaver.

RMEF has a long history of conservation accomplishment in Idaho. Since 1985, it collaborated with partners to complete 720 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects with a combined value of more than $97.7 million. These projects conserved or enhanced 807,237 acres of habitat and opened or improved public access to 45,952 acres.

Project partners include the Caribou-Targhee, Idaho Panhandle, Payette and Salmon-Challis National Forests, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management, private landowners and conservation, sportsmen, government, business and civic organizations.

Click here to view a listing of the projects*.

(*Idaho received the funding allocation in 2024 but its impacts carry over into 2025 and beyond.)

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:    

Now in its fifth decade of conservation accomplishment and fueled by hunters, RMEF has conserved more than 9.1 million acres for elk and other wildlife. RMEF also works to open and improve public access, fund and advocate for science-based resource management, and ensure the future of America’s hunting heritage. Discover why “Hunting Is Conservation” ® at rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.