Scene from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) 2024 Bear Festival held Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division Office Specialist Joshua Levings demonstrates the new bear proof roll cart Saturday at PEEC’s 2024 Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
National Park Service’s Tyler Opermeit mingles with the public in his bear costume during Saturday’s Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation Founder Kathleen Ramsay and Treasurer James Robinson participate in the 2024 Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Maxwell Renner takes a photo of his friends Lane Metcalf and Javier Chacon posing as a bear and ranger during the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Visitor Services Manager Alyssa Lu hosts an activity involving tie-dye flowers during the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Chloe Blackburn shows off Falcon, the chicken, at the 4-H booth during the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Kayleigh Howell cuddles with Muffins, the rabbit, at the 4-H booth during Saturday’s Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Lauren Winchester with the Auxiliary Fire Brigade attends the 2024 Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Co-op Markets Isaiah Madrid, left, and Rowan Cantua take part in the 2024 Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Sandia Mountain National Historical Center volunteer Susan Gregory, left, and Environmental Educator Fiana Shapiro take part in Saturday’s Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
PEEC volunteer Sue Barnes operates a booth during the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
PEEC volunteer Michelle Debardeleben at her booth at the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Mountaineers President Sylvie Adam, left, and Trip Coordinator Jean Dewart participate in the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Luceros Historic Site Site Manager Michelle Zupan, left, and Interpreter Kara George attend the Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
