Iasked Jacksonites to reflect on the local news stories of 2020 that had the greatest impact on them personally.
Susan Marsh, author and 30-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service, wrote about Bear 399 and her four cubs wandering through the valley: âWhat really had an impact on me in addition to the bears themselves was how many people in the valley were hypervigilant about keeping them safe when they wandered out of the park. Instead of the usual eco-porn about grizzly bears with teeth bared, we had a mother and her four children being looked after so they can continue to live like bears. It was amazing to me.