Remembering Hartley Bear
Valentine’s Day brings to mind one of the most famous of ABR’s former residents, Hartley Bear, for whom our Hartley House is named. Hartley was from Kentucky, and came in…
Work Continues
The rain let up, so ABR got back to work. Even though it is Valentine’s Day, our curators were busy with enclosure maintenance and improvement. First, though, we did have…
The Next Steps, and a Look Back
The work is almost done in Enclosures #1 and #2, as you will see. And as a treat, we’ll share a look back at a cub from a few years…
Burn Successful!
The controlled burn of Wild Enclosures #1 and #2 was completed successfully. The final result was inspected by Spud Bear, in hard hat, at the conclusion of the burn. As…
And the Burn Goes On –
The curators were able to get back to their job of burning Enclosures #1 and #2, and they had a labor-intensive time. We are sure that a shower will feel…
Curators on a Rainy Day
We have posted about what cubs do on rainy days, so now that we are just seeing curators for a while, we’ll see how they use a rainy day. Before…
Curators Tori and Katrina Talk Fire at ABR
As we have posted over the past few days, the curators have been busy with the controlled burn of Wild Enclosure #1. Today we have the next chapter, as the…
The Controlled Burn
We have watched the lead-up to the controlled burn of Wild Enclosure #1. That included gathering flammable materials for the burn, and spreading those materials in the enclosure. Yesterday, the…
Preparing for the Controlled Burn
The preparation for burning the Wild Enclosures has begun. The first step was a trip to Home Depot to purchase bales of pine straw, They donated 25 bales, and thanks…
Dismantling at ABR
The work at ABR continues! If only there were cubs to do this work – they would love it! Curator Seth starts dismantling a Firehose Hammock. Curators Seth and Katrina…