Posted December 19, 2018 12:39 pm by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

RMEF Announces New President and CEO
RMEF Announces New President and CEO

MISSOULA, Mont.-(Ammoland.com)- The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with a north Idaho landowner who appreciates the wildlife values of their land to permanently protect nearly 1,000 acres of prime habitat.

“We are grateful that the Barbieri family believes in the importance of conservation and has an appreciation of wildlife and our mission,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “Their land lies within an area that is both extremely popular for recreation and experiencing pressure to develop which highlights why this transaction is so vital.”

“The Barbieri family is proud to permanently protect this undeveloped land at beautiful Priest Lake,” said Tom Barbieri, president of Huckleberry Bay Company. “It is likely the most enduring and satisfying real estate transaction I’ve ever done, which is somewhat ironic being a developer.” added Barbieri, who is also president of real estate company Goodale & Barbieri in Spokane, Washington.

RMEF originally worked with the Barbieri family in 2007 to create a 587-acre conservation easement near Priest Lake in the Idaho panhandle. This latest transaction adds two more parcels of their property amounting to 357 acres which brings the overall total to 944 acres.

The property overlooks Priest Lake to the …Read the Rest

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