Arizona Elk Society

Programs: Wildlife restoration. Aes volunteers work with the u. S. Forest service and az game and fish dept on collaborative projects to maintain and enhance wildlife habitat. Programs also incorporate boy scout eagle scout projects. Aes volunteers hauled water for wildlife, restored and maintained over 40 wildlife water catchments. Volunteers worked on riparian restoration, creek channel rebuilding, fence removal, cleared over 100 acres of jack pines for grassland restoration, hauled and placed 7 tons of rock to build riparian stream structures to restore meadow and watershed, maintained riparian cattle enclosure fencing, built log fences to protect critical wildlife habitat, restored many water catchments and troughs, and thinned brush around water catchments. Aes had over 250 volunteers providing thousands of hours working on wildlife restoration projects and provided over 240,580 in funding to az game and fish and other arizona wildlife

conservation education. Provided education programs to increase the public understanding of wildlife habitat, the public impact on it, and to teach conservation ethics. These programs included over 600 youth at outdoor skills camps to teach new outdoor skills and to instill the responsibility to take care of forests, wildlife and wildlife habitat vital for the future of arizona and national heritage. Youth camps included wild in the city, junior elk camps, wapiti weekend, junior turkey camps and other sponsored youth camps. Camps and projects include girl scouts and boy scouts, as well as, boy scout eagle scout projects. Aes is assisted with partnerships from numerous arizona wildlife organizations, sponsors and volunteers. Adult education and hunting camps included more than 120 individuals. Youth camps are run by 150 dedicated volunteers giving their time and energy to introduce youth in arizona to outdoor skills

heroes rising outdoors. Aes volunteers provided 95 guided hunt experiences for arizona wounded veterans, both men and women. Healing through hunting is the motto for this program and the veterans expressed that the connection to nature and the outdoors helps them heal inside. With help from outfitters, guides and volunteers aes has taken az disabled veterans on hunts to fulfill their dreams and help them heal. Membership services. Services provided to approximately 1,000 members thorough the tracker magazine and other member resources and materials. Aes represents members and other stakeholders on issues related to hunting, wildlife habitat, forest health, access issues, threats to elk and wildlife, elk management and more. Aes partnered with the az game and fish, az cattle growers, az counties, ranchers and state representatives to educate the public and enlist others to protect and support arizona wildlife and heritage.