sJoin us for a screening of the film Bears of Durango in partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

This is a free community event. Please register for your ticket at no cost.

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 Leavenworth.

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 NGO’s and state agencies who are actively working in Leavenworth to learn how similar human-bear coexistence efforts are unfolding and what actions we can take as community members to be more BearWise.