Who is the Trash Bear
A beautiful, peaceful, and cozy place like Pelican Town is something that must be highly taken care of in order to maintain its splendor. However, trash and garbage are inevitable to be seen in random areas. Even though garbage cans are present in some map areas, some stubborn mess can still be found. Luckily, we have the Trash Bear in town.
The Trash Bear is a friendly neighborhood that can help you in preserving nature, especially the green sceneries in Pelican Town. Initially, you will notice that some areas of the map have garbage scattered around. No one wants to see this type of view, so we want to help you complete the Trash Bear side quest.
This guide will provide you with all the important information regarding the Trash Bear side quest including the time it appears and all the requests you have to make to make the bear happy.
When Does Trash Bear Appear
During your earlier days and years residing in Stardew Valley, the Trash Bear will not yet appear in any areas of the map. However, you can already spot the areas with trash, especially the clump of garbage in front of Pam’s front yard if you go to her trailer home.
As you reach your 3rd Year in the town, the Trash Bear will appear on the map. However, you can only find it during non-rainy days.
Trash Bear’s Location
Meeting the Trash Bear is something that you should not be scared of. Even though it appears as a huge bear, it is quite welcoming and warm. Plus, you can easily locate its location by simply walking over to the Cindersap Forest.
To specifically point out its location, just take the south path of Marnie’s Ranch. Upon walking past it, you will find a wooden bridge that will take you to the other side of the forest. Keep heading south until you see the Spring Onion patch that shows up in spring seasons. Once you see this, move closer to the wooden stairs going to the entrance of The Sewers. From this position, you will easily see the Trash Bear sitting next to a bush.
Trash Bear’s Requests
Once you finally see the Trash Bear, move next to it and interact with the bear to start the side quest. Upon doing so, a conversation bubble will pop above its head showing you random items that you can either find, produce, or obtain. Yes, there will be random items which means that the items are not just a one-time delivery. In fact, it is a series of four requests that you have to give it in order for him to help you clean the town using its magical powers.
Although it will be a bunch of requests, the good thing about this side quest is that it does not have a limited time for you to finish it. In fact, the bear will request two items categorized per season—plus two cooked dishes—so you will have the whole season to gather, produce, or harvest it.
However, if you fail to deliver the items for that season, the request will disappear and a new request for that season will reappear once the said season comes again.
Spring
Once the spring comes, the Trash Bear will ask you to bring some items for it. These items or resources can be a plant, a crop, or a type of fish. Without further ado, here is a list of items that are possible to be asked by the Trash Bear, with the information telling you how you can obtain them.
- 1x Anchovy – Fishing from Ocean, and Beach Farm
- 1x Bream – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Carp – Fishing from Secret Woods, Mountain Lake, Wilderness Farm, and The Sewers
- 1x Catfish – Fishing from the River, Secret Woods, and Witch’s Swamp
- 1x Daffodil – Obtained via foraging; farming spring seeds; purchased from Pierre during the Flower Dance
- 1x Dandelion – Obtained via foraging; farming spring seeds; purchased from Pierre during the Flower Dance
- 1x Eel – fishing from the Ocean during rainy weather from 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM; Traveling Cart
- 1x Herring – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Largemouth Bass — Fishing from the Mountain Lake; Traveling Cart
- 1x Leek – Obtained via foraging; farming spring seeds
- 1x Smallmouth Bass – Fishing from the River, and Pond in Cindersap Forest; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sunfish – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Wild Horseradish – Obtained via foraging
Summer
Familiarizing the season-specific resources in the game will greatly help you in collecting and obtaining the needed resources. But since we also want to make things easier for you, we also provided the list of items that can be requested by the Trash Bear.
- 1x Bream – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Carp – Fishing from the Secret Woods, Mountain Lake, Wilderness Farm, and the Sewers
- 1x Grape – Obtained via foraging; farming summer seeds
- 1x Largemouth Bass – Fishing from the Mountain Lake; Traveling Cart
- 1x Octopus – Fishing from the Ocean, Ginger Island West, and Night Market submarine ride; Traveling Cart
- 1x Pike – Fishing from the River, and the pond in Cinderssap Forest
- 1x Pufferfish – Fishing from the Ocean from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Beach Farm, and Ginger Island; Traveling Cart
- 1x Rainbow Trout – Fishing from the River, and Mountain Lake; Traveling Cart
- 1x Red Mullet – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Red Snapper – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sardine – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Spice Berry – Obtained via foraging; farming summer seeds
- 1x Sunfish – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Super Cucumber – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, Ginger Island, and Night Market submarine ride; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sweet Pea – Obtained via foraging; farming summer seeds
- 1x Tuna – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, and Ginger Island; Traveling Cart
Fall
For the season of fall, here are the items that can possibly asked by the Trash Bear.
- 1x Anchovy – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm
- 1x Blackberry – Obtained via foraging; farming fall seeds
- 1x Bream – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Carp – Fishing from the Secret Woods, Mountain Lake, Wilderness Farm, and the Sewers
- 1x Catfish – Fishing from the River, Secret Woods, and Witch’s Swamp
- 1x Common Mushroom – Obtained via foraging in the Secret Woods, Ginger Island, and tapping Mushroom Tree; farming fall seeds
- 1x Eel – fishing from the Ocean during rainy weather from 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM; Traveling Cart
- 1x Hazelnut – Obtained via foraging; farming fall seeds; shaking a maple tree
- 1x Largemouth Bass – Fishing from the Mountain Lake; Traveling Cart
- 1x Red Snapper – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Salmon – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sardine – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sea Cucumber – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, and Night Market submarine ride; Traveling Cart
- 1x Smallmouth Bass – Fishing from the River, and Pond in Cindersap Forest; Traveling Cart
- 1x Super Cucumber – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, Ginger Island, and Night Market submarine ride; Traveling Cart
- 1x Walleye – Fishing from the River, Mountain Lake, and Cindersap Forest Pond; Traveling Cart
- 1x Wild Plum – Obtained via foraging; farming fall seeds
Winter
The last season of the year should not be forgotten! That’s why here are the winter items that Trash Bear might ask from you.
- 1x Bream – Fishing from the River; Traveling Cart
- 1x Catfish – Fishing from the River, Secret Woods, and Witch’s Swamp
- 1x Crocus – Obtained via foraging; farming winter seeds
- 1x Crystal Fruit – Obtained bia foraging; farming winter seeds
- 1x Herring – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Largemouth Bass – Fishing from the Mountain Lake; Traveling Cart
- 1x Perch – Fishing from the River, Mountain Lake, and the pond in Cindersap Forest; Traveling Cart
- 1x Pike – Fishing from the River, and the pond in Cinderssap Forest
- 1x Red Mullet – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Red Snapper – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sardine – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Cart
- 1x Sea Cucumber – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, and Night Market submarine ride; Traveling Cart
- 1x Snow Yam – Obtained via foraging Artifact Spots; farming winter seeds
- 1x Squid – Fishing from the Ocean, and Beach Farm; Traveling Farm
- 1x Tuna – Fishing from the Ocean, Beach Farm, and Ginger Island; Traveling Cart
- 1x Walleye – Fishing from the River, Mountain Lake, and Cindersap Forest Pond; Traveling Cart
- 1x Winteroot – Obtained via foraging Artifact Spots; farming winter seeds; Traveling Cart; loots from Blue Slimes from The Mines and Secret Woods
Rewards Upon Completing the Requests
After you successfully give the four items to Trash Bear, it will grant you and the people of Stardew Valley a great reward. Specifically, these are the removal of the trash in front of Pam’s yard, and the removal of the garbage near The Sewers and will replace them with bushes. Other than these two, it will also be rewarded with an upgrade of the dog pen by the Stardrop Saloon.
