Every Spring we have a couple of black bears roaming around the community looking for food near the river and throughout the community. But now, with habitat loss due to last year’s fires and a bad berry crop this summer… they’re still here!

We do not want the bears to learn they can get food here. We are asking all members to do their part to keep the bears away. 

• Please make sure the garbage shed slider doors are closed and the dumpster lids are secured with the bear bar and lock.

• Store all garbage indoors at your own home/cabin, feed your pets indoors, clean and cover your outdoor grills, and remove food from bird feeders. 

• Be BearWise around your property!

Thanks for your help!

Be BearWise!

“When bears emerge from dens, their digestive systems are sluggish and may take a week or two to gradually normalize. Then, hunger hits hard, and despite eating Spring foods, such as grass, dandelions and tree cambium, their bodies slowly lose more and more fat reserves until WA berries start to ripen.”

For additional facts and (safety) tips for how to live responsibly with black bears, please visit BearWise.

The policy of the DF&W is NOT to capture and relocate bears. If a bear becomes a problem, they will euthanize it. As Sargent Christensen said, “a fed bear is a dead bear.”

If you encounter an actively aggressive bear call the Washington State Patrol at (509) 227-6650 and they will dispatch enforcement officers. Also contact the LRAA through the Contact Us form on our website.