Bear Smart Community Network

The Bear Smart Community Network is a forum in which members can ask questions, share resources, and connect with others on human-bear conflict prevention work that is currently or intended to be community-driven.

This is a space to share:

Questions about community conflict prevention work and specific aspects of that work.
Lessons learned, successes, and challenges.
Resources relevant to Bear Smart Communities and community-wide work (e.g., the BSC process, funding opportunities, educational materials, examples of ordinances, etc.).

How to Join

This network is run through Google Groups. To join, follow these instructions, and search for the “Bear Smart Communities Network.”

When requesting to join, please share your name, location, and relation to Bear Smart Community work.

Information for Members

Before sharing a message, don’t forget to review the group guidelines.

You can email the group at any time at bearsmartcommunities@googlegroups.com.

Find past conversations (which are tagged by topic) and a full list of group members by going to groups.google.com and selecting the “Bear Smart Communities Network” group.