June 27, 2019
Courtesy of Bear Smart
Manitou Springs
On Monday, June 24, Bear Smart Manitou Springs took delivery of 100 wildlife-resistant trash carts. With the help of the Manitou Springs Department of Public Services, the carts were unloaded onto a city flat-bed
— the semi they arrived on was too long to make it to the Public Works yard on Banks Place.
The distribution of these carts is another step in Bear Smart’s efforts to “keep bears and people safe.” They will be free or at a reduced cost to Manitou Springs residents depending on need.
Applications for carts will be available beginning Monday, July 15, at City Hall and through the Manitou Springs Bear Smart website (bearsmartmanitousp. wixsite.com/bearsmartmanitou). More information to follow.
We are grateful the Summerlee Foundation provided a grant to purchase bear-resistant carts through the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
HSPPR is a member of the Colorado Springs Bear Smart Taskforce (much like the Manitou Springs Bear Smart Task Force), a group of organizations and citizens who support an ordinance to reduce human/bear conflict by restricting access to food, trash and bird feeders. They work to foster a better understanding of black bears and significantly reduce the number of bears euthanized in the area due to human/bear interaction.
“The success of the Manitou Springs ordinance provides a model for Colorado Springs to emulate. Providing bear-resistant carts to people in need will help with ordinance compliance,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, certified animal welfare administrator, president and CEO of HSPPR.
On Monday, June 24, Bear Smart Manitou Springs took delivery of 100 wildlife-resistant trash carts. With the help of the Manitou Springs Department of Public Services, the carts were unloaded onto a city flat-bed
— the semi they arrived on was too long to make it to the Public Works yard on Banks Place.
The distribution of these carts is another step in Bear Smart’s efforts to “keep bears and people safe.” They will be free or at a reduced cost to Manitou Springs residents depending on need.
Applications for carts will be available beginning Monday, July 15, at City Hall and through the Manitou Springs Bear Smart website (bearsmartmanitousp. wixsite.com/bearsmartmanitou). More information to follow.
We are grateful the Summerlee Foundation provided a grant to purchase bear-resistant carts through the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
HSPPR is a member of the Colorado Springs Bear Smart Taskforce (much like the Manitou Springs Bear Smart Task Force), a group of organizations and citizens who support an ordinance to reduce human/bear conflict by restricting access to food, trash and bird feeders. They work to foster a better understanding of black bears and significantly reduce the number of bears euthanized in the area due to human/bear interaction.
“The success of the Manitou Springs ordinance provides a model for Colorado Springs to emulate. Providing bear-resistant carts to people in need will help with ordinance compliance,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, certified animal welfare administrator, president and CEO of HSPPR.
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