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

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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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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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first hummingbird monitoring session of 2018 Today we held our first hummingbird monitoring and banding session at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was an amazing early season session with 22 birds caught, recorded and released!  We had six recaptures with two birds from 2017, three birds from 2016 and one bird from 2015.  Overall the birds showed signs of good health

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How to Prepare for Winter Field Trips Winter field trips give students unforgettable opportunities for outdoor learning during the snow season. It’s hard to focus with wet socks, cold hands, and a hungry belly though, so ensuring students are well prepared for the snow will help them enjoy and learn from their field trip.To help everyone stay dry and comfortable, here are some tips to prepare

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during the winter dormancy help the bears keep their bones and muscles strong so they don't need to go through any grizzly 'physiotherapy' in the springtime when they wake up.  Also, in the wild if something threatened their den such as an avalanche or other issue the bears could relocate to a back-up den they may know about nearby.  Be sure to follow along by watching the daily time lapse to see just

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Seek the Peak Training: Yoga for Runners Our 14th 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!Training for Seek the Peek? Or just looking to optimize your running program? YYoga teacher and avid

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