The park has nearly 1,000 front-country campsites that are mostly 100% full to capacity during the summer months. With increased interactions between visitors and the bears that live in the park, it has become more important than ever for visitors to store their food and other items that attract bears. It only takes one incident with a bear receiving a food reward for them to become conditioned, usually leading to aggressive behavior and the bear’s eventual removal due to human safety concerns. The park and Foundation have mounted an important campaign to make food storage lockers, which make it convenient for visitors to store their food, available to all front-country campers. An increased number of food storage boxes will eliminate the need for multiple campsites to use the same box which can quickly become filled. These extremely durable and long-lasting lockers cost $1,100 each for purchase and mounting.

Your gift will not only help save Grand Teton’s bears but will also allow you to recognize your friends, colleagues or family members in a unique way. With a gift of $1,100, a 3"x5" stainless steel plaque with the name of your gift recipient will be mounted on the outside corner of the box installed in a park campsite. We’ll also send this adorable stuffed bear to your gift recipient acknowledging your gift and the bear box that will be installed in the park in their honor. What fun you’ll have next summer finding your bear box in the park!

Fund a Bear Box by using our quick and secure online membership form or Download a form you can fill in and fax to us at 307-732-0639 or send to Grand Teton National Park Foundation, P.O. Box 249, Moose, WY 83012.