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Law Enforcement and Investigations - Bear Facts

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A black bear relaxes in the grasses in Kootznoowoo Wilderness, Admiralty Island National Monument, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. (Forest Service photo by Don MacDougall) Hiking and camping restrictions are occasionally in effect as a result of bear activity. Safe traveling in bear country…
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Law Enforcement and Investigations - Safety and Crime Prevention

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Personal Safety TipsTraveler Safety, Personal Security at ATMs, Parking Lot Safety...Abandon MinesAbandoned mine sites are a great safety hazards. Many of these structures contain dilapidated frames, open shafts, and water-filled pits. The dangers that are found in the mines include old explosives, hazardous chemicals, bats, snakes, spiders, bobcats, mountain lions and other predators. Falls and…
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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,…
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Bringing the forest to Boston Children's Hospital

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Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest staff joined Smokey Bear at Boston Children’s Hospital for a round of bingo and some show-and-tell. Courtesy photo by Nicole Cutinella, media program manager for Seacrest Studios, at Boston Children's Hospital. VERMONT— In late August, USDA Forest Service…
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National Grasslands

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Welcome to Your National Grasslands!These wind-swept seas of grass and wildflowers—four million acres in all—have witnessed the pageant of the frontier, the Dust Bowl, and the dramatic recovery into a great national treasure.Find a National GrasslandVisit National Grassland websitesFind a GrasslandNational Grassland Visitor's CenterThe National Grasslands Visitor Center introduces and invites…
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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…
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