Tahoe Bear Box Co.

06/28/2026

Be safe on the roads and safe at home! You know what you need to do, so do it!

06/17/2026

🐻 Placer County homeowners — your new bear box just became more affordable.

Through the Placer County TTSD Bear Aware Loan Program, eligible homeowners can get up to $2,200 in 0% no-interest financing toward an IGBC-certified Tahoe Bear Box — repaid right on your quarterly garbage bill.

As an approved vendor, we support you at each step of the way: ordering, delivery, professional installation, and the paperwork! Made in the USA, designed for Sierra weather, and tough enough for the toughest bears. 🇺🇸

Funding is first-come, first-served — and it does run out. So start the process today!

👉 See if you qualify via the link in the comments:

Attention Placer County homeowners! Apply for the 2026 Placer County TTSD bear box loan program! Get up to $2,200 in 0% interest financing for a Tahoe Bear Box.

04/23/2026

Join us and other Lake Tahoe neighbors who care about the lake, our community, and the whole earth this Saturday.

Gearing up for Saturday's Earth Day celebration 🌎🌲🐟🛶🏔️

🌎 Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival
📍 Palisades Tahoe Village | Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stop by our booth to learn how we’re working to keep Lake Tahoe sustainable, healthy, and safe for current and future generations. From preventing aquatic invasive species to advancing affordable housing solutions, we’ll be sharing what we’re working on and how you can get involved.

Come say hello, connect with our team, and be part of protecting Lake Tahoe.

04/22/2026

Super cute... until they are digging through your trash left in their cans out by the curb overnight!

04/18/2026

It’s that time of year that our friends come out of hibernation. We know you have a beer box of course. But do your friends? Tell your friends to stop getting up early to take out the trash and get their own bear box. If we all do our part, we will have a bear safe community.

04/18/2026

Join our friends at BEAR League today!

04/11/2026

Fantastic advice for creating a bear safe community.

I walked out of a den this week. I haven't eaten since October.

In November I weighed over two hundred pounds. I went underground, my body slowed down, and I stopped eating. In January — in the dark, alone — I gave birth to two cubs. I nursed them for three months without eating anything myself. My milk came from stored body fat.

I came out weighing closer to a hundred and thirty. Two cubs behind me who can barely walk. And I can smell your trash can from farther away than you'd believe.

🐻 I don't want to be in your driveway.

I want calories. Berries, insects, grasses — the food I normally eat — won't be available for weeks. Right now I'm surviving on whatever I can find. If your trash is unsecured, I can smell it, and I'll follow that signal because I have cubs and nothing else is ready yet.

Here's what matters for both of us: if I find food at your house, I come back. And if I keep coming back, I stop being afraid of people. A bear that loses her fear of yards doesn't last long. The best thing you can do for me is make sure I find nothing here and move on.

🌿 What helps:

- Secure your trash — bear-proof cans or a locked enclosure. Put them out the morning of pickup, not the night before
- Take down bird feeders from March through November — they're one of the strongest attractants in suburban areas
- Don't leave pet food, grills, or coolers outside overnight
- If you see me — make noise. Yell. Bang something. I'll run. That's the best outcome for both of us. A bear that's afraid of your yard is a bear that stays safe
- Don't approach cubs. I'm calm until I'm not, and my cubs change that math fast

I walked out of a den this week with two cubs I built from my own body. I need to gain back a third of my weight before summer.

Let me pass through. I'd rather find a rotting log full of grubs than your trash can. Help me keep it that way. 🌱