Bear Aware Gardiner PROJECT BRIEF

Just outside the wildlife stronghold of Yellowstone National Park, the town of Gardiner, MT is no stranger to bear activity. As the population of grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) continues to grow and expand, potentially building natural connectivity with other designated recovery zones, preventing conflicts is more important than ever for both people and bears.

Our support of Bear Aware Gardiner has helped them distribute dozens of bear-resistant garbage bins. Providing this resource combats a frequent catalyst for increased conflict—unsecured food and garbage. Bears who become habituated to garbage as an easy food source are at much higher risk of causing more conflicts later in time.