Elk Restoration with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
A retired financial executive in Chicago, Charles “Charlie” Piermarini served as the executive managing director of debt products and a member of the investment bank’s executive committee with BMO Capital Markets. Currently, Charles “Charlie” Piermarini spends his time engaging in outdoor hobbies such as fishing, golf, and hunting, as well as supporting organizations including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
A conservation and pro-hunting organization founded in 1984, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) works to ensure a healthy future for elk and their habitats. To that end, the RMEF focuses on elk restoration in historic ranges where habitat and cultural tolerance make free-ranging elk herds a possibility. After conducting feasibility studies and developing projects in conjunction with universities and state wildlife agencies, RMEF volunteers help trap wild elk from a source herd and transfer them to ancestral grounds. These elk are monitored for several years to study movement patterns and survival rates. The RMEF has conducted successful elk restoration projects in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
A conservation and pro-hunting organization founded in 1984, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) works to ensure a healthy future for elk and their habitats. To that end, the RMEF focuses on elk restoration in historic ranges where habitat and cultural tolerance make free-ranging elk herds a possibility. After conducting feasibility studies and developing projects in conjunction with universities and state wildlife agencies, RMEF volunteers help trap wild elk from a source herd and transfer them to ancestral grounds. These elk are monitored for several years to study movement patterns and survival rates. The RMEF has conducted successful elk restoration projects in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
