Bear Safety Tips for Campers in Tahoe National Forest

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⚠️Attention Campers: Be Bear Aware!🐻

All of Tahoe National Forest is bear country. Significant bear activity has been reported in recreation areas around Bullards Bar Reservoir. It’s important to remember that a fed bear is a dead bear.

Please always:
✅Store food, scented items and garbage in bear-resistant storage lockers when not actively being used.
✅Always properly close food storage lockers even when they are empty.
✅Discard any food that cannot be stored in bear-resistant lockers.
✅Do not eat or drink in your tent, and do not sleep in clothing you have worn while cooking.
✅Dispose of trash in bear-resistant dumpsters and make sure it is properly secured.

Learn more: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe/safety-ethics/respect-wildlife