appalachian trail ·
Bear-resistant Storage Containers ·
Blood Mountain Wilderness Area ·
Chattahoochee National Forest ·
Jarrard Gap ·
Neels Gap
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Bear-resistant Storage Containers Now Required on Section of Appalachian Trail
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Beginning on March 1st, anyone camping overnight along the five miles of Appalachian Trail from Jarrard Gap to Neels Gap in the Chattahoochee National Forest must bring a solid, non-pliable bear-resistant canister to contain personal garbage, toiletries and foods. The new regulation was issued by the USDA Forest Service in response to public safety concerns and repeated bear-human conflicts in the...
