Trygg Road - Dec 21, 2012Sunshine brightened the forest as we celebrated the last section of wall being added to the new addition.
The inside view shows part of the Hope Learning Center as it looks today.
Hope Learning Center - Dec 21, 2012The outside view shows one of the last 8’ x 20’ sections of concrete wall being set in place by a huge crane. The manufacturer, Fabcon (of Savage, MN), is the same company that made the walls of the current Bear Center. The Chief Financial Officer of Fabcon sent us a congratulatory and thank you email today. He is a supportive summer resident in our study area, so thanks go both ways.
Wall section lowered in place - Dec 21, 2012The Den Cam Technology Team arrived at the Research Center this evening. Tomorrow morning, they will do some final testing and make additional adjustments to the den cam tubes that will hold the new, larger cameras. The new IP cameras are much higher quality than the cameras available in the past. 
Den camera prep - Dec 21, 2012We should see much more detailed activity than before. We think the possibilities make it worth the gamble of using unfamiliar equipment.
Will everything work as well as we hope? The two biggest questions are the sound and the possibility of bears licking the lenses of the new bigger cameras in bigger tubes with easier access for long bear tongues. Inquiring bears may need to know.
Tomorrow will be a cold but busy day. Hopefully both Lily and Jewel will be online by evening.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center