Stewardship

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…

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.

Wildlife for the 21st Century!

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

An Idaho and Utah Deer Entanglement

In June 2024, the Mule Deer Foundations conservation staff began a multi-partner and multi-state project to address fence entanglement concerns for mule deer migrating between Idaho and Utah.

Alaska will Beat your Ass!
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forrest Project Complete!

Readers will remember our announcement to close part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This weekly…

“MDF Dedicates the John Stengle Game Production Area”

The Mule Deer Foundation is proud to announce the dedication of “The John Stengle Game Production Area,” a 560-acre addition to the Frozen Man Creek in Stanley County, South Dakota.

Greg Sheehan announced as the President and CEO of the Mule Deer Foundation 

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is thrilled to announce Greg Sheehan as the organization’s new President and CEO. With over 20 years of leadership experience in habitat and wildlife conservation, coupled with notable successes in business, Sheehan is poised to lead MDF into a new era of growth and impact.

Increased Conservation Projects, Growing Conservation Team for Work in California

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) has added two key conservation staff positions in California to…

Joining Forces to Remove Barriers

Important herds of mule deer, elk, and bighorn sheep will now have an easier path…

California Active Forestry Management Stewardship Agreements

Stewardship agreements are increasing the pace and scale of active forest management, a key to…

A forestry management area in Utah
Reflections on MDF Stewardship Agreements and Active Forest Management

Forest health and mule deer are inextricably linked. A look at MDF’s approach to restore…