Annual fair equips residents for bear encounters
A Boundary County couple readies to deploy bear spray as they take part in bear safety training at Idaho Department of Fish & Game's annual Bear Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
A Boundary County couple takes part in bear spray training at Idaho Department of Fish & Game's annual Bear Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Local residents try their hand at using bear spray at Idaho Department of Fish & Game's annual Bear Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Rob Morris, Idaho Department of Fish and Game grizzly bear conflict biologist, shows how to use bear spray at Saturday's Bear Fair in Boundary County.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Among the station's at the 2026 Bear Fair was information on how to identify black and grizzly bears.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
A Boundary County resident explores information on black bears and grizzly bears at the 2026 Bear Fair, held this year in Boundary County. The fair offers bear spray training, bear identification, and information on how to live and recreate safely in bear country.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
BONNERS FERRY — The man was up in avalanche country installing a repeater when he heard a clump of snow flop off the branches.
At first, the Forest Service worker didn't think much of it and kept laying out his tools and getting to work. Then, another clump of snow hit the ground.