Mark Matheny President of UDAP Pepper Power was asked to speak on bear spray and bear safety at this years Swan Valley Bear Fair.
Image credits: top - Kathy Koors; center and bottom - Erika Edgley
Bear Fair
Fun for the ENTIRE family!RaffleBake SaleKids’ Activities@ the Hungry Bear Steak House in Swan Valley
Hosted by Swan Valley Bear ResourcesUsing community resources to promote human-bear coexistence
BEAR FAIR Saturday, August 6, 2011
EVENT SCHEDULE
Fun for the ENTIRE family!RaffleBake SaleKids’ Activities@ the Hungry Bear Steak House in Swan Valley
Hosted by Swan Valley Bear ResourcesUsing community resources to promote human-bear coexistence
BEAR FAIR Saturday, August 6, 2011
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 Welcome by Swan Valley Bear Resources12:00 FREE bratwurst served until 1:30. Bake sale proceeds benefit Swan Valley Bear Resources.12:15 Bear pepper spray demonstration1:30 “Northern Divide Grizzly Bear DNA Project” presentation by Kate Kendall, Research Biologist, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Service2:15 Raffle drawing2:30 “Bear Management in the Swan Valley” presentation by Tim Manley, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 Grizzly Bear Management Specialist3:00 Event concludes