"Before covid a friend and I went to the Study Course. I already was a fan of the bears, and my friend went home telling all her friends about her experience. My daughter wanted to go this year, so we went. It was wonderful! We had many bears come by, we learned a lot about bears thru talks and videos. It was so much fun watching the delight and awe of my daughter and others with the bears in the yard, on the porch, even on the picnic table! They were asking questions of all the volunteers who work there, who knew which bear was which and how they recognized them, and even their habits. The food was excellent, and the talk around the table was inspiring for all of us. Don't put this off if it is something you thought you would do someday!"
Joyce - MD 2025