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Daily Owl and Bear Talks Now On Owl interpretive sessions held four times daily We're happy to announce that Grouse Mountain has re-opened for business after a Covid-19 shut down.  Please remember to pre-book your skyride times ahead of time at : https://www.grousemountain.com/passholder-skyride-reservationsAs part of our new 2020 initiatives here at Grouse Mountain we are pleased to offer Owl

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5 Fun Facts about Grouse Mountain Education As Grouse Mountain’s Education Coordinator, I have the privilege of coordinating groups, supporting our fantastic education guides, and helping to ensure teachers, supervisors, and students have a safe, fun, and easy day on the Mountain. Growing up in Metro Vancouver, I had the opportunity to participate in a Grouse Mountain field trip when I was 11

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are often left on their own while Mom forages during the day.  You can encounter the deer lying in tall grass, or other camouflaged areas of the woods and while they might seem like they need help it's important that you do not touch.  Baby deer are placed in their hunker down spots by their mother who pick an appropriate location to leave them.  They are also born with minimal scent to help protect

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. Getting out on the Mountain is the best way to spend a day during the winter in our opinion. In the spring the days are longer, the temperature is higher, the snow is softer and everyone is just having a good time. Spring skiing has some great health benefits too. Warm temperatures and extra sunlight are great mood enhancers to help treat the winter blues. It can also relieve stress and improve sleep

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Seek the Peak Training: Injury Prevention Tips Our 15th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today we're sharing some tips on injury prevention from Dr. Christine Col of COAST Performance

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sleeping inside the den each evening but spend their days outside watching as spring develops here on Grouse Mountain.  The bears are not as hungry as you might think as their digestive tracks have been in shut down mode during their winter sleep.  Each day they are receiving several large heads of Romaine lettuce in addition to root vegetables such as carrots and sweet potatoes.  This roughage helps

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, but now that is rare as there is a plethora of man-made items available.  The females do most of the work gathering mud, sticks, twigs and other materials to build up a tidy cone-shaped structure that is strongly adhered to a firm backer. How you can help You can provide assistance to your local Barn Swallows by constructing Barn Swallow nesting platforms .  By helping make nesting and breeding an

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the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife - we're always happy to help!

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after a 128 day winter dormancy period, having lost 15% & 19% of their body weight respectively. This year Grinder entered hibernation weighing 419 kg (921 pounds) and the typically larger Coola was 480 kg (1056 pounds). Both looked trimmer upon emergence but neither bear was interested in helping us check their weight on the scale in their habitat. As the Grizzlies habitat expands with the

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building. Many cities have started instituting mandatory light`s off at night in skyscrapers during migration and this has helped reduce the numbers of birds affected. If you work in a large building or live in an apartment or large house you can help out nocturnal migrants by making sure lights are off at night during spring and fall migration. For more information you can check out the FLAP (Fatal

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