Habitat

“MDF Begins Historic Habitat Improvement Project in Gasoline Alley”

Following the fatal “Frog Fire” in the Modoc National Forest of California in 2015 in which a woodland firefighter was trapped and killed in the line of duty, the U.S. Forest Service and Mule Deer Foundation are beginning a habitat improvement project addressing 11,000 acres of fire fuels reduction and Mule Deer habitat improvement.

USDA Signs Memo on Conserving Mule Deer Migration routes!

The Mule Deer Foundation applauds the signing of this Secretarial Memo to ensure that the full suite of USDA programs and resources are coordinated to sustain mule deer and other big game populations that migrate

“Cheatgrass, What is it? Why is it bad for Mule Deer, and Why is MDF spending your donations removing it”?

First Published by MEATEATER here: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/what-is-cheatgrass-and-why-is-it-so-bad-for-mule-deer At the Mule Deer Foundation we are blessed to…

Communal living group and MDF Habitat Work in California

Weather, wildlife, wildfires… These are all considerations the Mule Deer Foundation staff biologists taken consideration when planning timelines for projects. We know not all projects will run smoothly and that often times there will be delays, due to factors we cannot control. However, on a recent project close to completion in the Plumas National Forest our resident Mule Deer Foundation biologist was surprised to have work interrupted by…

MDF VOLUNTEERS IN THE FIELD

The wildfire smoke cleared and the sky was blue along the Crooked River drainage for the Eagle Rock/Sanford Creek mule deer winter range protection volunteer work day.  Thanks and congratulations go out to all of you, the Prineville BLM staff/volunteers, the Mule Deer Foundation and Oregon Hunters Association – Ochoco Chapter volunteers that were on hand to accomplish the long-awaited project intended to protect our wintering mule deer in the region.

Habitat work in Montana’s Premier Mule Deer Unit

The Mule Deer Foundation’s habitat improvement project in Montana’s Mule Deer unit 270.

Public Land Prospectors in the Snowy Range

How Public Land Prospectors are adding an extra layer of complexity to the Mule Deer Foundation’s habitat work in the Snowy Range of Wyoming”

Mule Deer Foundation Press Release!

The Mule Deer Foundation steps up to help ranchers and mule deer impacted by recent wildfires in NE Wyoming 

Mule Deer Foundation Volunteer Highlight.

In the MDF Volunteer Spotlight segment the Mule Deer Foundation would like to call attention to a specific MDF volunteer, and bring their efforts to the forefront of our messaging. These volunteers are pivotal to the Mule Deer Foundation accomplishing our mission and it’s important that we recognize them as often as we can.

MDF public land habitat work inspiring private landowners to do the same

The Mule Deer Foundation is working with USFS on public land to improve Mule Deer habitat. The East Deer-Lodge Valley Landscape project has been ongoing for 10 years and wraps up this September. The total management area is 47,000 acres. The project area is 40,000 acres.

Atlas of Ungulate Migrations

The new world Atlas of Ungulate Migrations features Wyoming’s own Red Desert to Hoback mule…

Wildlife for the 21st Century!

American Wildlife Conservation Partners have released: Conservation Policy Recommendations in the Seventh Edition of Wildlife…