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Outdoor Explorer Series: Be Bear Aware!

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024 (5:15 pm - 6:30 pm)

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OES Class Registration
$5.00
Leaders: Outdoor UW
Dan Dunne

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Description

Join Outdoor UW for another informative course in the Outdoor Explorer Series (OES).  Learn and practice a new skill that will make you more comfortable and excited for your next adventure! 


Learn all about the outdoor industry's best practices for camping and traveling in bear country on this Outdoor Explorer Series: Be Bear Aware! course to learn the difference between black and brown bears, how to safely travel in bear county, and more. This course will help provide you with a bear saftey toolkit to make you more confident and safe while traveling in bear country. 

Class Learning Outcomes:

  • Spot the difference between the 3 main bears you could see in North America

  • Understand where “bear country” is and what bear signs look like 

  • Learn how to safely navigate and camp in bear country 

  • How to set up a campsite in bear country

  • Practice with bear safety tools

--- Class is located in the Mendota Lodge on the water lever of Memorial Union (along the lakefront and across from the Outdoor UW office) ----

*** If you are a person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation for this course, please contact our Dan Dunne, ddunne@wisc.edu ***

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In the event that the course is cancelled by Outdoor UW, full refunds will be issued. Refunds will not be issued if participants cancel within 24 hours of event.
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