The Cultural Resources Department has been working on this project for about a year now. The goal of this project is to limit the interaction of bears with solid waste around Ketchikan. This not only protects tribal members and keeps Ketchikan clean, but it also keeps the bears safe. Once bears begin to associate humans and trash as sources of food, they begin to not fear humans and that is when dangerous incidents can occur. Our department has been working on educational materials, building enclosures in areas that need it, and providing bear proof materials to tribal members.
We now have ratchet straps for trash cans available at our office.