Mule Deer Foundation Starts Wildfire Disaster Fund

By Justin Stakes

Salt Lake City, UT -(AmmoLand.com)- The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) announced today that it is starting a Wildfire Disaster Fund to raise much needed funding to help restore western landscapes that have been devastated by massive wildfires.

MDF will use 100 percent of the donations to the Fund for the restoration of mule deer and black-tailed deer habitat in areas impacted by fire.

“This summer will go down in history as one of the worst fire seasons in North America due to unprecedented drought that has contributed to massive wildfires. The restoration cost will be in the millions of dollars and federal and state agencies will be challenged to fully meet the needs,” said MDF President Miles Moretti. “MDF has existing stewardship agreements with both the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service that will allow us to jump in right away and help with the restoration process. That’s why we started the Wildfire Disaster Fund – so that MDF and our volunteers can pitch in with dollars and hard work to help get these burned areas back to being quality …read more

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