Article: Forest Falls picnic area reopens after bear encounters

A Forest Falls picnic area that closed down more than a month ago after several people had encounters with an aggressive black bear searching for food reopened over the weekend.

The Falls Picnic Area, Big Falls trailhead and Vivian Creek trailhead was re-opened Saturday. U.S. Forest Service officials closed the sites July 7.

"Since the closure went into effect, the bear has not been sighted in the picnic area, likely because the easy source of human food and trash was eliminated," Forest Service spokesman john Miller ...

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