has bear-resistant residential garbage cans that will be given out on a priority basis in areas of high 

 density bear use. (Ed Zuleger, Missoula County sanitarian; Chad Bauer, BFI) 



Lake 



There are two sites in the Swan Valley where bear-resistant dumpsters have been put in place in response 

 to bear-human refuse conflicts. At Porcupine Creek south of Swan Lake, the dumpster has a battery- 

 powered automatic lid opener. North of Swan Lake at Ferndale, MT there are three dumpsters, each with 

 electric-powered hydraulic lid openers. (Mark Nelson, Lake County sanitation director) 



Sanders 



All refuse in Sanders County gets collected from roll-out areas and shipped to another county. All roll out 

 areas have chain-link fence perimeters only. (Shawn Rowland, Sanders County interim sanitarian, until 

 March 2005) Criteria are written into covenants that aim to reduce the impacts of development on 

 wildlife. These stipulations govern the storage of human-, pet-, and livestock foodstuffs. They also 

 discourage the use of berry-producing shrubs and fruit trees in landscaping. (Shawn Roland, county 

 planning office) 



Mineral 



Covenants in Mineral County include notices regarding proper storage of residenhal garbage. Otherwise, 

 there are no sanitation efforts directed at bears in Mineral County (Tim Read, Mineral County sanitarian). 

 Through the LBGL project, a community working group is working to unify food storage (]. Jonkel). 



Ravalli 



Through the LBGL project, a community working group is working to unify food storage (J. Jonkel). 



Otherwise, there are no sanitation efforts directed at bears in Ravalli County (Dan Hutton, Ravalli County 



sanitarian). 



Silverbow 



There are no sanitation efforts directed at bears in Silver Bow County (John Rolich, Silver Bow County 



sanitarian) 



Jefferson 



There are two dumpster roll-off areas in Jefferson County where bear-sanitation conflicts have occurred 

 in the past. During hunting season, bears were getting into dumpsters to retrieve carcasses. This conflict 

 was resolved through a management action rather than equipment enhancement. Hunters now leave 

 carcasses outside the dumpsters so that bears can access them without gethng into the rest of the trash in 

 the dumpster. (Cheryl Reese, former solid waste director for Jefferson County) 



Broadwater 



Currently there are no sanitation efforts in Broadwater County regarding bear-human refuse conflicts. 



(Mike Scoffield, Broadwater County waste transfer station manage 



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