Helena National Forest

Elkhorns Wildlife Management Unit

Public Involvement and Partnerships

Elkhorns: Public Involvement and Partnerships

Funding has always been an issue in trying to implement the Wildlife Management Unit; partnerships have been and will continue to be critical. Generally, people place a high value on wildlife and organized wildlife and other advocacy groups have put thousands of dollars into the Elkhorns to fund good projects.

ALL PARTNERSHIPS TO DATE Partner Project Department of Agriculture - Farm Bill Community Action Plan for the Town of Elkhorn EXCEL - Helena High School Interpretive Trail signs and brochures National Forest Foundation Recreation Map for the Elkhorns Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Sikes Act Weed Project elk winter range Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Bighorn Sheep Auction Funds - Prescribed burning in Crow Creek Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Future fisheries -salary for biologist for the Elkhorn westslope cutthroat trout restoration project Bring Back the Natives - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Elkhorn westslope cutthroat trout restoration project - biologist salary and seasonal help Trout Unlimited Elkhorn westslope cutthroat trout restoration project Montana Wilderness Association Wilderness Walks program and trail projects John Stoner, historian Eagle Station Hosted hikes program; submission of sites in the Elkhorn Mountains to the National Historic Register Foundation for North American Wild Sheep Prescribed burning and weed treatments on bighorn sheep range Mule Deer Foundation Weed treatments on key mule deer habitats Broadwater Conservation District Elkhorn Vegetation Contract American Land Conservancy, Crow Creek Falls Group, Montana Mining Association, Graymont Western US Inc. Clean up and reclamation of Crow Creek Falls and the associated access road Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Signs, Road obliteration, Weed projects, Prescribed burning, support for the Elkhorn Working Group, elk friendly fences, Elkhorn Conservation Initiative, Elkhorn Vegetation contract and MORE Powell County Resource Advisory Committee Weed Treatments Elkhorn Working Group Elkhorns Centennial Celebration Vegetation Contract Montana Discovery Foundation Elkhorns Centennial Celebration Click here for the entire list of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION PROJECTS Click here for the completion report for a specific RMEF HABITAT ENHANCEMENT Replacing allotment fences with “elk-friendly” let down and 3 wire fence.

USDA Forest Service - Helena National Forest
Last Modified: Monday, 02 July 2007 at 17:28:29 EDT