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achievement.Now in its second year, Whistler Water One Climb challenged participants to dress in blue and “flood” the Grouse Grind all in an effort to provide clean drinking water to a very deserving community in Kenya. With donations still coming in, One Climbers have delivered almost $60,000 in total donations this year, 100 percent of which will be directed to Free The Children's water project in the Kenyan

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and every day. Which leads us to point #1…1) You’ll inspire others. Yup, every single time you reach out to a friend, family member or coworker, you’ll inspire others to create change in their world. When you help us flood the Grind in blue, you’ll inspire everyone around you to be part of this incredible annual event that we hope continues to raise thousands of dollars for Kipsongol and

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population numbers of hummingbirds with a focus on the Rufous Hummingbird.The project involves gently catching hummingbirds as they come to the feeder, taking some measurements, looking at the overall health of the birds, placing a very lightweight band on their leg (each band only weighs 5/100's of a gram!) and releasing the bird on its way.Normally we'd expect to get just a few hummingbirds in the early

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and spit!) and shortly thereafter they laid five eggs.  Both the male and the female took turns incubating the eggs and after approximately 14 days the eggs hatched!We then watched as the parents took turns bringing food in for the  young.  Baby birds are voracious eaters so it took a lot of effort and insect hunting on the parent's behalf to keep up with the demand from the young!After hatching

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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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Our New Honeybees Have Arrived on Grouse Mountain! Today we had about 120,000 new guests on Grouse Mountain - 16 new hives of Honey Bees!Their arrival marks the expansion of our honey bee program and the arrival of our Small Wonder's summer starting this weekend.  The bee's will live here year round but of course will be most active in the summertime when they will pollinate our flowers and

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shared some words of encouragement. I knew it was almost over and my body was flooded with adrenaline. And then I was done. I crossed the finish line amidst loud cheering from my husband and kids. I had given it everything and felt tired but so completely happy. I could now cheer too and greet others crossing the finish line with well-deserved high-fives. We had done it and it felt amazing. I was

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to thicken. Remove from the heat, stir in the molasses and lemon juice. Pudding Cake 1/2 cup (125 mL) dates 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter 1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar 5 egg yolks, from medium brown eggs 5 egg whites, from medium brown eggs 2 cup (500 mL) all-purpose sifted flour 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Dice the dates and boil them in water until soft for 5 to 10

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bear proofing if you live in bear country - bears can be very ingenious when it comes to raiding feeders (see the photo above!). Please make sure to clean and refill your feeder often with a 1% bleach solution - this will kill any disease or bacteria that might be forming and prevent it from passing to other visiting birds. Instead of (or in addition to) maintaining a well placed bird feeder, you

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One Climb Registration Opens for 2015 Mark your calendar, because June 7th is the third annual Whistler Water One Climb on the Grouse Grind. One Climb aims to emulate the daily struggle that some people have to go through, just to collect clean water. 100% of all funds raised will support Free The Children’s special project in Kipsongol, Kenya, where thousands of people lack access to clean

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