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Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. During their 128-day winter dormancy, wildlife rangers once again monitored Grinder and Coola via an infrared camera placed in their hibernation den and the live feed was shared with the public on the Grouse Mountain website. "It’s always a pleasure to welcome Grinder and Coola out of hibernation and watch them playfully explore their habitat", said Dr. Ken

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2019-20 WInter season Recap We're looking back at all the fun we had on the Mountain during the 2019-20 winter season. It may have ended sooner than we hoped but it was filled with some great snow, exciting events and so many smiles.

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enjoying excellent spring conditions on the Mountain. As the reality of COVID-19 set in we made the incredibly difficult decision to shut down our operations on March 16th to ensure the safety of our guests, team members and broader community. During the closure, our team worked hard to develop and implement extensive safety protocols and our new PureClean Commitment. With these new safety measures in

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Grind Challenge is the ultimate test of stamina as the most dedicated Grinders look to set a personal best or set the bar as the official record holder for the most number of Grinds completed during the single day event. In order for Grinds to be officially recognized, participants must adhere to the trail’s special operating times applicable for that day only. Last year’s top finisher Brooke Spence

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. They are two of eleven owl species found on the south coast of British Columbia. CLEO — BARN OWL Cleo, a female Barn owl, was born domestically in spring 2011. She was hand-raised at Pacific Northwest Raptors in Duncan, BC.You can tell she’s a Barn owl from her distinctive heart-shaped face, and her white and brown speckled body. Barn Owl FactsSpecies name? Tyto alba — from the Greek word tutu for

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tree branches to prevent house cats from using these as a perch to launch attacks against the unsuspecting hummingbirds.  During cold snaps, it's a real help if you can bring your feeder inside for the night time. Hummingbirds will feed until approximately 30 minutes after dusk and then go into a torpor for the night time and awake just before dawn to feed. So if as much as possible you can bring

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Grinder and coola emerge from hibernation Today, April 2nd, marked the end to Grinder and Coola's 18th Hibernation season at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  They had gone into hibernation on December 1st, 2018 for a total of 128 days inside their den.  Both bears were eager to emerge from their hibernation den and quickly dug through the last remaining snow in front of

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Winter Gear Prep Tips for making sure your gear is ready to hit the slopes With the 2019/20 winter season just around the corner, now is the time to dust off those skis and snowboards. We stopped by our mountaintop rentals building to check in with Travis, one of the Rentals Supervisors, who shared some tips on making sure your gear is ready to go for snow.

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"). The Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion.How to EnterNO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, post a video of you riding Side Cut Park from top to bottom on Instagram and tag @grouseparks and #jaminoverthecity. Video must be taken during the Promotion period in Grouse Park. Social profile must be public to be seen. No limit on the number of entries allowed per

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, tanagers and even ducks and geese are known to migrate only at night. This has a twofold advantage of being safer from daytime predators such as birds of prey and also easier for navigation as the birds, like the sailors of old, will use the stars to go guide their flight direction. Scientists use radar installations to track the movements of large flocks of birds at night (see image below) and can even

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