Pennsylvania has broken into a Top 10 list of places to find monster elk, an historic indicator of successful habitat and management efforts. Keeping that conservation momentum going, both at home and across the U.S., is the goal of a newly launched Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation chapter in Bloomsburg/Danville, Pa.

WASHINGTON – The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has affirmed its support of Senate Bill 1470, the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, legislation that would fulfill twin goals of sustaining traditional conservation values and fish and wildlife resources in Montana while upholding the forest-based jobs that form the economic bedrock of communities throughout the state.

Mule Deer Foundation President and CEO Miles
Moretti announced today that MDF has once again put over $1.5 million
dollars on the ground in 2009 to enhance and conserve mule deer and
black-tailed deer habitat throughout the western United States. The
money was raised through the sale of state wildlife auction and
raffle tags, local fundraising banquets, along with corporate and
private donations. Despite the economic downturn, MDF has been able
to exceed project funding goals for 2009.