Bear alert closes popular trails
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July 18, 2013 |
Visitors to the Beehive and Harrison Lakes
Trails are being warned of bear activity in the
Beehive and Harrison Lakes area. As of July 17,
2013, these two trails and the surrounding area
in the Upper Pack River area are closed to the
public until further notice to ensure public
safety.
The temporary closure is being enacted due to a
bear recently entering a camp site near the
Beehive Lakes Trail and removing camping
equipment and human food.
Visitors to the national forest are also
reminded that there is a mandatory food storage
order in effect from April 1 through December
annually. All food and beverages including
canned food, soda and beer, garbage, grease,
processed livestock or pet food and scented
flavored toiletries must be unavailable to bears
and stored in bear resistant containers at night
and when unattended.
For more information on proper food storage,
members of the public are encouraged to visit
the Idaho Panhandle National Forest's food
storage web site.
Forest visitors should understand that some
caution should be exercised whenever they are in
bear country. Bear sightings are not unusual,
but bears may be unpredictable at times.
Temporary closures are the first step in
ensuring public and bear safety when problematic
encounters occur.
For more information please contact the
Sandpoint Ranger District at (208) 263-5111 or
visit the Idaho Panhandle National Forests
website,
http://www.fs.usda.gov/ipnf. |
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