Arizona Elk Society

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 over 250,000 gallons of water for wildlife, restored and maintained over 30 wildlife water catchments. Volunteers work on riparian restoration, creek channel rebuilding, fence removal, cleared jack pines for grassland restoration, hauled and placed 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 120 volunteers providing thousands of hours working on wildlife restoration projects and over 549,000 in funding to Az Game and Fish.

Heroes Rising Outdoors. AES volunteers provided more than 100 guided hunts for AZ wounded veterans, both men and women. Healing through Hunting is the motto for the program and the veterans expressed the connection to nature and outdoors helps them heal inside. With help from outfitters, guides, veteran organizations, 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 through the Tracker magazine and other member resources. 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 partners 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.

Conservation education. Provides education programs to increase the public understanding of wildlife habitat, the public impact on it, and to teach conservation ethics. These include outdoor adventure day camps and wildlife camps for youth.