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Commissioners to host bear conflict expert at September meetings

At three separate community meetings in September, Chelan County commissioners will host guest speaker Trina Jo Bradley, chairwoman of the Montana Conflict Reduction Consortium and executive director of the Rocky Mountain Front Ranchlands Group, for a community discussion about living with bears and other apex predators.

Bradley (pictured above) is a mom, rancher and advocate living on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains near Glacier National Park in Montana. She and her family operate a cattle ranch on Birch Creek, an area heavily populated with grizzly bears and other wildlife. Bradley grew up ranching in Montana, and became an advocate because she could see the need for ranchers to have a voice in state and federal policy regarding apex predators like grizzly bears and wolves.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service also will be available at the meetings. They will give a general overview about the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan and 10(j) rule and will be available to answer any questions from the public.

In addition, an update will be given on BearWise hazard assessments underway in the South Lakeshore Road area and in other parts of Chelan County. The assessment will be completed by the end of the year.

The meetings are 6 to 8 p.m. at:

Sept. 17, Beehive Grange, 4593 Squilchuck Road, hosted by District 1 Commissioner Kevin Overbay
Sept. 18, Lake Chelan Community Center, 103 Bighorn Way, hosted by District 3 Commissioner Tiffany Gering
Sept. 19, Leavenworth fire hall, 228 Chumstick Hwy, hosted by District 2 Commissioner Shon Smith

The meetings will not be streamed; however, the District 3 meeting will be recorded and posted to the county's website later in September.


Meeting Agendas

Sept. 17

Sept. 18

Sept. 19

 

Meeting Presentations

North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration

Living with Grizzlies

BearWise Presentation

 

Last Updated: 09/30/2024 07:34 AM

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