A black bear cruises the University of Montana campus searching for unsecured trash and other human handouts. PHOTO BY ROB G. GREEN

Montana Outdoors Magazine | September - October 2025 Bear Smart

Simply by taking out the trash, Missoula became Montana's largest Bear Smart Community, inspiring other towns to follow suit.

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