Our campaign to get bear-resistant trash cans into the community has been a resounding success. A team of volunteers last week distributed 139 cans to residents looking to keep bears out of their refuse.
A mighty thanks to Defenders of Wildlife for providing the cans and shipment to Seattle, a $53,000 value, at zero cost to residents. Thanks also to the Haines Borough and the Haines-based Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation for footing the $8,000 shipping…