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HOW TO PREVENT CONFLICTS WITH BLACK BEARS • Bears are attracted into urban and rural areas to get food. They will topple bird feeders, ransack barbecues, raid garbage cans and even try to enter buildings. • If they learn that they can find food where people live, bears will return again and again. • When bears pick up a scent with their keen noses, they will investigate it. If they find bird food, garbage or pet food they will return as long as the food source is available. • Put garbage out only on the morning of garbage day, not the night before. • Put garbage in containers that have tight-fitting lids and store it in a bear-proof location, such as your basement or a sturdy garage. • Spray garbage cans and lids with bleach or another a strong disinfectant. • Fill bird feeders only through the winter months. • … Read more

While it might appear obvious that a good walk through a forest or up a hill can cleanse your mind, body, and also soul, science is now uncovering that hiking can in fact transform your mind … for the better! Hiking in Nature Can Combat Adverse, Compulsive Thoughts Other than the almost instantaneous feeling of calmness and satisfaction that accompanies time outdoors, hiking in nature can reduce rumination. A number of us commonly find ourselves taken in by negative thoughts, which takes us out of the enjoyment of the moment leads us down a path to depression and anxiousness at worst. Yet a current research has discovered that spending time in nature lowers these obsessive, unfavorable ideas by a significant margin. To perform this study, scientists contrasted the reported rumination of participants who trekked via either an urban or a native environment. They found that those who strolled for 90 … Read more