Bear Smart Durango has a number of 65-gallon bear-resistant containers available to the general public for secure storage of chicken, livestock and pet feed, harvested fruit, compost and more from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Lewis True Value Mercantile, 311 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield.
Unsecured chicken and livestock feed can often lead to human-bear conflict and few affordable options exist locally for safely storing feed.
The former city of Durango bear-resistant trash containers are used and are being offered as is on a first-come, first-served basis. A $50 donation to Bear Smart Durango is requested. It is intended they not be used for storing trash as other options are available for that purpose. The limit is two containers per household.
For more information, visit www.bearsmartdurango.org or email bp@frontier.net.
