Start Date
10/28/2025
End Date
10/28/2025
Description
As urban development encroaches upon natural habitats, human–wildlife conflicts, particularly those involving bears, have become more frequent and dangerous. This course will equip architects and designers with the knowledge and tools to mitigate bear–human conflicts through wildlife-resistant waste management and food storage systems. The course examines how bears become conditioned to human food and how this impacts humans, bears, and the environment. Learners will gain insights into how community strategies and innovative product designs can foster safer, more sustainable human–wildlife coexistence.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Design-Build
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives: At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
• discuss how improper waste management and food storage influence the behavioral patterns of bears and state the associated health and safety risks to humans, bears, and the environment,
• describe the proactive strategies, such as education, waste management and food storage policies, and infrastructure improvements, that communities, national parks, and public lands can employ to help people and bears safely coexist,
• identify key design features of wildlife-resistant waste management and food storage systems that enhance human, bear, and environmental health and safety, and
• recall the performance and certification requirements of wildlife-resistant waste management and food storage systems and integrate site-appropriate solutions into projects to reduce human–wildlife conflicts and support environmental stewardship.
Instructors
Approved Certified Instructor
Course Codes
Provider
PlayCore