First Tuesday: Bears of Durango

When: Tuesday, October 6, at 7pm.

Where:Winthrop Barn Auditorium (Get Directions)

Join us for a screening of the film Bears of Durango in partnership with the Methow Bear Coalition. The film dives headfirst into bear dens, and follows along with biologists studying the relationships between human development and bear behavior. We will spend the evening in the Colorado mountain town of Durango, where prime bear habitat overlaps with expanding human development, much like the Methow Valley.

The film follows a wildlife biologist and her team's research efforts to better understand the drivers behind human-bear conflicts and solutions to proactively prevent them, fostering coexistence with these large carnivores. After the film, we will host a mediated interview with members of the Methow Bear Coalition to learn how similar human-bear coexistence efforts are unfolding in the Methow and what actions we can take as community members to…