Sitka Assembly looks to address issue of bears breaking into trash cans

Sitka Assembly looks to address issue of bears breaking into trash cans

A brown bear at Fortress of the Bear tries to get into a “bear proof” trash can. (Courtesy of Rich McClear) The Sitka Assembly is looking to address an ongoing problem in Sitka: bears breaking into trash cans. But how the body will go about it is still up in the air.  When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (12-30-25), bear trash management strategies were on the group’s agenda. But one of the item’s sponsors, Assembly Member Scott Saline, was ho…