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The Bridger-Teton National Forest has signed a new Forest Order relating to food and attractant storage, which will be implemented immediately. The last food storage order was signed in 2016, and this update brings the Bridger-Teton National Forest into alignment with similar orders for all national forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Food Storage Orders have been an effective mechanism for protecting public safety and minimizing human-bear conflicts.

The new Forest Order dealing with food and attractants can be found at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/btnf/alerts-notices.
Many of the requirements of the new order remain unchanged from the previous version. Some of the key changes for the new order include:
• Requirements for storage or attendance of attractants are the same during daytime and nighttime hours.
• Electric fences are an acceptable storage method if included on the most current Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Certified Bear-Resistant Products list, are installed properly, and meet the design and minimum electrical output specifications on that list. These fences must be tested with a voltmeter for proper operation at least every 24 hours.
• Horse or livestock trailers used for storing attractants may not have any openings greater than 10 inches in two dimensions and must have any food, refuse, or animal carcasses stored more than three feet from any opening.
• Some areas of the Jackson and Blackrock Ranger districts extending the order till January 15th.

"We’re proud of this coordinated effort between all the forests in the Great Yellowstone Ecosystem to streamline and emphasize the food storage order for our visitors" said Forest Supervisor Chad Hudson. "While there were minimal changes from previous versions this new order will allow our visitors a seamless experience as they travel through the ecosystem enjoying their public lands."

For more information about the Bridger-Teton National Forest please visit our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/btnf/ or by following us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BridgerTetonNF or Twitter https://twitter.com/BridgerTetonNF.