Leader: Kevin Palmer, assistant leader: Emma Windfeld

Price: $30

Max number of registrants: 24, In-Person only

Description:

Discuss bear safety when spending time in the Canadian backcountry, including an interactive bear spray deployment scenario.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify different species of bears found in Canada
2. Take steps to prevent bear encounters
3. Differentiate predatory and defensive bear encounters
4. Understand different methods of deterring a bear encounter
5. Safely deploy bear deterrent