No thanks. I already ate.: a few thanks

Friday, October 31, 2008

a few thanks

Thanks to Doug Goldsmith at WCA/Transit Waste, we now, finally, have ball caps for volunteers to wear while out helping us prevent bear issues. Thanks to Needleart for their great work on the hats! So, come help us out sometime - and in addition to the whole great karma thing, maybe, you'll even get a cool new hat out of it. Thank you Transit Waste!

Dennis Gallegos from Waste Management surprised us with a donated 90-gallon BearSaver bear-resistant trash container for use in educational purposes. These BearSaver cans are so user-friendly. Stop by our educational booth next year and we'll have it on hand for your inspection. Thank you Waste Management!

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how you can help

Most importantly is to remove any attractants from your property that will lure bears, which creates "problem" bears in the first place. Remove the food source and you remove the bear. Here are a few other ways you can contribute:

• Be a good neighbor, by talking to them, and notifying them on how to not attract bears to your neighborhood.

• Make bird feeders inaccessible on first sign of bears being in your area. All it takes is once, and bears easily recall this valuable, high-caloric food reward (a seven pound tube of black oil birdseed contains 12,000 calories).

• If you have fruit trees and actually use the fruit and dont want damage to limbs, get all fruit off the tree, shake the fruit off if necessary and pick before fruit is ripe. Remove any and all fallen fruit from the ground.

• Report bear sightings.

• Notify your elected officials when you are experiencing bear issues. Or write a letter to the editor. People that draft policy don't address something they never hear about.

• Get a wildlife-resistant trash container for your home. If you have a dumpster, talk to your waste provider about upgrading or modifying with metal lids and latches to make it wildlife-proof.

• If you live in the county, consider electric fencing to protect things of value from damage, injury or death from bears.

• Feel free to help out financially. We accept contributions year-round, not just during bear season.

• Volunteer some time during bear season.

Please allow bears to remain wild bears.