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Alaska students broadcast the bears of the Anan Wildlife Observatory

A student with boots crouches under a camera pointed at a brown bear in the stream.
Two black bears are seen fishing for pink salmon on the Anan Wildlife Observatory Lower Falls and Caves livecam on Aug. 30, 2024. The livecams were a decade-long vision of Forest Service staff that became possible in 2024 with advancements in satellite internet and solar energy technology, a dedicated group of students and their mentors,…
#Students, #Wildlife, #Bears, #Science, Tongass National Forest

The bear necessities

An adult brown bear resting along the rocky bank of a stream.
New picnic tables able to withstand the Sierra Nevada’s snowfall and new food lockers are some of the upgrades made to the Stanislaus National Forest’s Big Meadow Campground. The upgrades were funded with y $1440,000 provided by the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020. (USDA Forest Service…
#Bears, #Camping, #Campgrounds, #OutdoorSafety, #Wildlife, #Recreation, #GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct, #Innovation