By donating you can help cover the costs for bear straps, door hangers, informational posters for neighborhoods with recurrent bear issues, whistles for hikers, and educational materials from BearWise to give away locally.   We work to stay updated on the latest relevant bear science and deterrent success stories in order to help the Roaring Fork Valley do it’s very best for keeping our bears wild and safe. Therefore donations also cover not only general advocacy professional costs such as advertising, but attendance at human/bear conflict conferences like the International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, and memberships into national and international bear associations such as BearBiology.org.