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Grouse Mountain Wildlife Update
for and raise the highly endangered Northern Spotted Owls. Odin's recently had his 1st birthday on April 10th of this year! Athena - Great Horned Owl Athena is also one of the newest members of our Wildlife Ambassador crew. She arrived here last May as a two month old youngster having been born at the end of March 2019. She was hatched at an educational facility in Ontario and hand raised so that
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Record Setting Day at the 6th Annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
completing 19 Grouse Grinds over the 19-hour period. A new female record was also set as Brooke Spence completed 18 Grouse Grinds. For a complete list of results, please click here. As the only sanctioned event to determine the record-holder for most ascents of the Grouse Grind in a one-day period, the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge saw a record 67 athletes seek their personal best while raising valuable
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Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Returns September 16th
presentations, a recovery zone, BBQ, music and interactive sponsor activations. This year’s event features a cash purse for both male and female top finishers. 1st place: $1500 2nd place: $750 3rd place: $250 New for 2017, a course record incentive has generously been provided by the event’s title sponsor, VPG Realty Inc. An additional $2,500 will be awarded to the top male and female finishers should they
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Madison Sands Breaks the Women's Course Record at 2018 Grouse Grind® Mountain Run
hikers. Participants: Hikers range in age from children to seniors with an equal male/female split. About Grouse Mountain:Grouse Mountain is the number one visitor attraction in the Lower Mainland, with 1.3 million annual visitors. Known as the Peak of Vancouver, we offer unparalleled panoramic views of the city, sea and surrounding mountains along with a wide range of year-round outdoor and
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Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty
complete, with 1.5 hours recommended for novice hikers. Participants: Hikers range in age from children to seniors with an equal male/female split. About Grouse Mountain: Grouse Mountain is the number one visitor attraction in the Lower Mainland, with 1.3 million annual visitors. Known as the Peak of Vancouver, we offer unparalleled panoramic views of the city, sea and surrounding mountains along with
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Year Round Birds of Grouse Mountain
females will lay 1-4 eggs each year and after 35 days (average) of incubation the chicks hatch. They will then spend the next 40 days in the nest being fed by the parents before beginning to follow them out for hunting practice. The Great-horned owl is nocturnal and spends all of it's active time during the night. They are fierce predators and often attack prey that outweigh them and are notoriously
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Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
setting performance on the Grind as Ian Robertson completed a whopping 17 Grouse Grinds during the 19 hour event! This beat his previous record of 16 Grouse Grinds in one day set at last year’s event. This year's top female finisher was Vancouver resident Andrea Johb who completed 14 Grouse Grinds during the event.After finally wrapping a long day on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, a total of 45
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Meet Our New Wildlife Ambassadors
Barred Owls help us learn because of their close genetic relationship with the Spotted Owl. The Barred Owls as a species are very robust and have been expanding their range across North America in the last 100 years. Great-horned Owl New female Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). She came to Grouse Mountain from the Canadian Raptor Conservancy in Ontario after being hatched in March 2019. Great
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Common Mammals of Grouse Mountain
120,000 Black Bears. It may surprise you to know that Black Bears are omnivorous and feed mostly on vegetation. They can be seen foraging for berries, grasses, nuts and other plant matter which comprises 80% of their diet. That being said, if a good chance for a meat meal such as fish or venison comes along they won't turn it down! Black bears have an amazing sense of smell and can find food from
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Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge Raises Thousands for BC Children’s Hospital
Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge Raises Thousands for BC Children’s Hospital Record setting day on the Grouse Grind at the 4th annual event (North Vancouver) After an amazing 19-hour day on the Grouse Grind®, Grouse Mountain is thrilled to announce that the Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge has raised over $34,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. A new female record was set at this
