Community Partnerships and Outreach

learning about wildlife in the classroom Living in Alaska means living in bear country. Many communities across the state have established partnerships between non-profit organizations, municipal, state and federal agencies to help minimize negative bear-human encounters and to increase the public’s knowledge about bears. Does your community have an active group of individuals and organizations working together to build better bear awareness in your community? Below is a partial list of the community bear committees in Alaska.

Anchorage

Juneau

Kenai

Kodiak

Talkeetna