• Ep 42: Live Bear Smart! How to Co-Exist with Black Bears in Our Community featuring Bryan Peterson

  • Feb 8 2023
  • Length: 27 mins
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Ep 42: Live Bear Smart! How to Co-Exist with Black Bears in Our Community featuring Bryan Peterson

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  • Bryan Peterson became involved in local human and wildlife issues in 2000 while serving on a wildlife advisory board for La Plata County Government. He has been staff and director of Bear Smart Durango since its inception and oversees all programs. He has attended regional and international bear conferences in Montana, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada and British Columbia where he has met and shared ideas with the best bear experts in the world. In 2011 and 2014 he assisted the National Park Service in NW Alaska on educational outreach and a non-invasive black and grizzly bear study.He was honored in being selected as one of three finalists for the Durango Chamber of Commerce’s “Volunteer of the Year” award in 2009, and was awarded the La Plata County Humane Society’s “Animal Advocate of the Year” award in 2019. Bryan graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was a freelance illustrator for nearly 30 years. Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Bryan Peterson about co-existing with black bears in our community. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How Bear Smart Durango seeks to reduce human-bear conflicts.- Why black bears hang around people’s houses and how to limit that.- How it’s important to remove bear attractants from your property and have bear safe receptacles.- Why it’s important to carry bear spray with you when you are out in the woods.- How bears are hibernating for a shorter period and why that’s occurring. Connect with Bryan:Links Mentioned:http://bearsmartdurango.org/Guest Contact Info:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/bebearsmart?lang=enFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/bearsmartdurangoConnect with Robert Martin Broker Associate with Compass Colorado:Websitehttps://www.mountainrealestategroup.com/https://www.mountainregroup.comEmailrobert.martin@compass.comPhone303.882.8450Instagram@robertmartincompassFacebookfacebook.com/Robert-Martin-189289934510939/LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/robert-martin-51188316 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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