The Northwest Pennsylvania chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will have its annual dinner and benefit auction March 16 at 3:30 p.m. at Cross Creek Resort, 3815 Route 8, Titusville.

Two of the four founding directors, Charlie Decker and Bob Munson, will be on hand to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary during a reception at 2 p.m. for any current Life/Sponsor/Habitat members or anyone interested in upgrading their membership.

Ticket costs, which include an annual membership and a prime rib or chicken dinner, range from $75 for an individual to $380 for couple sponsor. Seating is limited to 275 people. Buy them online here.

A pre-banquet raffle will include a Ruger Hawkeye .270 with carved stock; Savage 30.06 with scope; Remington 870 Camo 12-gauge; Savage 93R 17XP Camo with scope. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10.

For information, call Barb Tobin at (814) 425-7528 before 9 p.m.

Since 1984, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation says it has conserved more than 6 million acres of prime elk country, opened more than 650,000 acres of previously off-limits land to public access and helped restore elk to six states.