Wilderness food storage
- Bear container
- recommended most effective method
- Proper hang
- permissible but unreliable
- Required
- food, trash and scented items inaccessible to wildlife
- Scope
- Stanislaus; neighboring jurisdictions have separate requirements
Evidence and sources (1)
Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
ROG 16-23, June 2024, Food Storage and Bear Safety: food, trash and scented items must be inaccessible to wildlife; a properly used bear-resistant container is most effective, and a proper bear hang is permissible but unreliable on the Stanislaus.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest