Now based in Vero Beach, Florida, Charles “Charlie” Piermarini concluded a successful 34-year career in 2012, following 15 years as executive managing director of BMO Capital Markets in Chicago, Illinois. His interests in retirement have ranged from scuba diving to fishing. Charlie Piermarini also supports several organizations, including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) stands as the largest big-game conservation group in the nation. Over the last 36 years, RMEF has conserved approximately one square mile of elk habitat per day, for a total of nearly 8 million acres throughout the United States and Canada. This acreage has been permanently protected through the organization’s conservation efforts.
Today, RMEF continues to oversee unique conservation and land protection projects in nearly every state with the help of more than 234,000 members and thousands of volunteers. These projects vary widely in nature, from efforts to restore native elk populations to promoting conservation easements on private land. Other initiatives, meanwhile, emphasize the importance of access to and protection of public lands.
For a more comprehensive breakdown of conservation efforts in various states, please visit www.rmef.org.
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