Join us for an afternoon to learn about bear safety. This workshop is targeted specifically at safety concerns for southwestern Alberta farm and ranch owners, workers, and family members (all ages welcome) as they go about their daily routines, living and working in close proximity with grizzly and black bears.  Learn:

• how to minimize attractants around your ranch and yard
• how to avoid bear encounters
• what to do when you do encounter a bear
• how to correctly identify dangerous bear behavior
• how to respond appropriately

Get hands-on practice using bear spray and take home a can of bear spray for your family to use (limited number available).

EVENT DETAILS:

Friday June 23^rd, 2017
1:00 to 4:30 pm
Cardston Reunion Centre
Cardston, AB

There will be separate activities for younger children.
Beverages and snacks will be provided.
Dress for the weather – bear spray practice will be outdoors.

Thanks to our generous supporters there is no cost for the workshop, but pre-registration is requested.

Please register by June 20^th if possible.  

To register contact:

Jeff Bectell
Carnivores and Communities Program Coordinator
Phone: (403) 653 – 2219
Email: jbectell@watertonbiosphere.com

View the event poster (pdf) here.

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DATE: Saturday June 18, 2016
TIME:  1:00 to 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Coalfields Community Centre – Beaver Mines, AB
LEARN:
⇒ how to minimize attractants around your ranch and yard
⇒ how to avoid bear encounters
⇒ what to do when you do encounter a bear
⇒ how to correctly identify dangerous bear behavior
⇒ how to respond appropriately

Get hands-on practice using bear spray and take home a can of bear spray for your family to use (limited number available). There will be separate activities for younger children. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Dress for the weather – bear spray practice will be outdoors.

Thanks to our generous supporters there is no cost for the workshop, but pre-registration is requested. Please register by June 11th if possible.

To register contact:
Tony Bruder Carnivore Working Group Area Coordinator
Phone: (403) 627-5425 Email: tbruder@watertonbiosphere.com

View event poster here.

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Maycroft Bear Safety Workshop 2015. Photo credit: Jay Honeyman

The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association will be hosting a Bear Safety Workshop on Monday July 20, 2015, 1:00 to 5:00 pm at M.D. of Ranchland building – Chain Lakes.

These workshops are aimed at helping farmers, ranchers and their families address some of the safety concerns that arise when living with large carnivores such as grizzly and black bears. Please see the poster below for further details.

We realize this may reach you after the registration deadline (July 13th), if you would like to attend the workshop in Chain Lakes please contact the WBRA Communications Coordinator, Jen Jenkins at jjenkins@watertonbiosphere.com  as there will be no one at the MD of Ranchland office over the weekend.  

Additionally, there is a workshop being planned for later in the year in the Gladstone Valley/Beaver Mines area.  More information will be posted as soon as the details are confirmed.

View a pdf of the poster here.

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