Protecting not only our food but also our gear is an important part of any backcountry adventure. One potential aggressor in this regard are bears, as they have been known to seek out unprotected food ...

Two years ago, the USDA Forest Service’s Eldorado National Forest and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) issued forest orders requiring the use of hard-sided bear canisters in Desolation ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Experienced campers and national park visitors know you should never forget to pack food safely when camping in bear country. And if you've ...

Dear Action Line: How are the city’s bear-proof garbage cans remotely compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act? The lids are almost impossible to open, requiring total dexterity to get a ...

Bear Smart Durango has a number of 65-gallon bear-resistant containers available to the general public for secure storage of chicken, livestock and pet feed, harvested fruit, compost and more from 4 ...

For bear-proof storage containers, check out: Bearikade (www.wild-ideas.net), Bear Vault (www.bearvault.com), Ursack (www.ursack.com) and Garcia Machine for examples. They aren't cheap, but they do ...

DILLON - A new free "library" of bear-resistant food storage items is available at the BLM Field Office in Dillon. The items that are free for check-out include YETI coolers, bear kegs, Ursacks and a ...

At least, that's what it looks like when residents of the Montana Grizzly Discovery Center test the latest bear-resistant food container. In a video shown to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee ...

With most bears now awake from their big winter sleep, local conservationists are distributing more bear-proof containers to Forest Service campgrounds to decrease human-bear conflicts. The Greater ...