Bear Awareness Week

Event Details

Time: September 7, 2009 to September 12, 2009
Location: Gardiner Montana
Event Type: event
Organized By: Bear Creek Council
Latest Activity: Sep. 1, 2009

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Event Description

Celebrate & Educate - All Week Long

Monday, September 7 at the Yellowstone Association at 7 PM:

Film: "Grizzly" plus Q & A with film maker John Shier. Great footage of the lives of a Grizzly and her cubs and of a boar Grizzly, on his own for the first time. The film shows what life is like for bears as they work to survive in Yellowstone. But, what happens when bears have some run-ins with humans? Is there a happy ending? Chat with the film-maker afterwards.

Tuesday, September 8 at the Gardiner Community Center at 7 PM:

Bear Share: Community Gathering - Bears are in town. What can we do about it?

Dan Tyers, National Forest Service Wildlife Biologist, will help run this Town Hall style meeting. Share with your neighbors what the bears are up to in your yard or neighborhood. Find out what you might do and what help is available.

Wednesday, September 9 at Yellowstone Association at 7 PM:

Talk: "Up Close and Personal: The Tragedy of Misinformation about Bears", Chuck Bartlebaugh.

Just how buddy-buddy can you be with a Grizzly? Chuck Bartlebaugh of the Center for Wildlife Information stages a wild show about getting close to bears.

Thursday, September 10 at Yellowstone Association at 7 PM:

Talk: From Garbage Bears to Wild Bears: Learn from the Yellowstone Experience.

Kerry Gunther, Yellowstone National Park, Bear Management Specialist. The bear situation in the park was as bad as it could get, but in a decade YNP turned things around. Find out how they did it!

Friday, September 11 at the Community Center 5:30 to 8:30 PM:

Film: "Clash"
Dinner: Sponsored by Yellowstone Country Guardians.

Dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. $6 per adult and $4 per child. Beer ad wine available. 6:45 PM FREE screening of Bob Landis' film "Clash".

Saturday, September 12 at Arch Park 1 PM:

1 - 2 PM
Bear Spray Demo: Chuck Bartlebaugh

2 - 3 PM
Bear Dog Program: Wind River Institute

3:30 - 6 PM
Live Music: The Shufflebums

6 - 6:15 PM
Bear Words: Sponsors and Bear Can Raffle

6:15 to 7 PM
Bear Dog Program: Wind River Institute

7 - 10 PM
Live Music: Sally Newsome & Tom Murphy

Several preventable conflicts between grizzly bears and people in and around Gardiner have led to property damage, injury and loss of bears. Get up to speed on how we can better live, hunt and hike in bear country.