Category: News
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Twice this last week, a bear was able to open one of Mid Valley Disposal’s uncertified “bear resistant” carts and distribute trash along the highway. The damaged rim indicates that the bear was able to get under the lid and pry it up.
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For months, the unincorporated community of Three Rivers has been trying to get Tulare County to collaborate on a proven solution to a serious garbage service failure that has resulted in an escalating crisis. Recently, the community launched a petition and an email campaign in an effort to get the county’s attention and work together towards a solution. The county has responded with an anonymous email advocating a plan that has failed in all jurisdictions that have tried it.
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Three Rivers is facing a growing garbage crisis that is endangering both our community and our iconic black bears. We need your voice now. Tell Tulare County Solid Waste and the Board of Supervisors to take action.
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This week as many as three bears in the Hammond/Mineral King/Sierra Drive area have entered a home and damaged other properties. These bears have become accustomed to eating our garbage, and they have recently learned that structures contain even more high-calorie food. Bears are becoming more bold in the North Fork and Cherokee Oaks areas as well. Take steps to take to protect our property and our bears.
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Are you tired of seeing bear-distributed trash throughout Three Rivers? Swerving around metal trash bins that bears have toppled onto the road? Seeing injured bears and orphaned cubs? As autumn approaches, bears will need up to 20,000 calories a day, and the problem will get worse. The solution is simple, and we need your voice now.
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Are you tired of seeing trash distributed all over our community? Are you one of the many volunteers who are picking up trash, some of you on a daily basis? Are you one of the dozens of community members who have been reporting trash incidents and bear sightings? Thank you! We still need your help. Please continue to report all bear sightings, bear-distributed trash, toppled metal bins, and property damage to bears@3rtogether.org.
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The Bear Smart team has been advised of two sightings of a bear who can’t bear weight on its left front leg. The last sighting was purportedly in the Cherokee Oaks area. The Bear Smart team has contacted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and they are seeking additional information. Please contact the Bear Smart Three Rivers team at bears@3rtogether.org as soon as possible if you see the bear.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff have approval to collect the motherless cubs who have been wondering about the Totem and Mineral King/Hammond area for the last three weeks. The cubs are extremely thin right now and need to be helped as soon as possible if they are to survive. Please contact CDFW i you spot a cub.
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A solo cub has been seen on the highway in the Totem Area and on the in the Hammond/Mineral King area. Please report sightings of cubs and/or mom and any dead bears. And… drive with caution!
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Mid Valley Disposal adds unapproved surcharge for modified carts. Plus, what to do if you see a garbage incident or bear sighting.