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Just Another Amazing Day of Grouse Mountain Wildlife! Northern Pygmy Owl Found in Kitchen I really love working with the wildlife on Grouse Mountain because you really don't know what every day is going to bring.  For example, this morning I got to our wildlife office and was standing at the sink washing some dishes when all of a sudden I noticed a bit of movement out of the corner of my eye

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Summer of Bear Discovery Launches Join us this long weekend for the start of summer at the Peak of Vancouver Kick off your long weekend with Grouse Mountain’s summer of Bear Discovery featuring a wide variety of one-of-a-kind bear-themed activities suitable for the whole family! Listen to one of our Ranger Talks, check out interpretive information at the Grizzly Lookout, watch a bear-themed movie

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Grouse Mountain to open Saturday for skiing and riding! Grouse Mountain officially kicks off 2014/15 winter season (North Vancouver) It’s the day that skiers and riders have been waiting for with great anticipation: Grouse Mountain is excited to officially launch their 88th winter season this Saturday, November 15th at 9:00 am. Following last weekend’s first snowfall of the season and several

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Grouse Grind is Now Open! The 2016 hiking season has officially kicked off with the opening of the Grouse Grind. What better way to enjoy this beautiful weather than with a visit to Mother Nature’s Stairmaster. Don’t worry, the views at the top are worth it. Celebrate your accomplishment with a nice cold drink and a big plate of nachos on Vancouver’s best patio at Altitudes Bistro. This summer

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Happy New Years from the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife! Happy New Years Everyone!  I just wanted to write a post thanking everyone for their support and care for our wildlife over the past year.  2012 was a great year for the Refuge:  Grinder and Coola had another lazy summer and the wolves as well.  It was also our Summer of Owls and Tyto, our resident Barn Owl, was very

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Carleigh, the Wildlife Ranger! A Wild Day to Remember... My next adventure here at Grouse Mountain I knew was going to be an eye-opening one as I was getting the opportunity to tag along with one of the Wildlife Rangers for a morning. The Wildlife Rangers are integral members of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife working with the education teams, giving informational talks and

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have become used to so far. By this point in the season, we’re usually dreaming of our next bluebird day instead of anxiously crossing our fingers waiting for the snow to arrive in abundance. And don’t get us wrong. We’re always prepared to do our part. Last summer, our mountain operations crew did some great work on our runs to make it easier for us to open on less snow. When we opened (early

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An Unusual Visitor to our Refuge Recently, I was walking around the corner of the office and caught a flash of white and blue perched nearby.  My first thought was that it was an unusual Steller's Jay, as we have quite a few that hang out nearby.  Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be a brilliant blue and white budgie!Budgies, or Budgerigars, are common household pets - perhaps

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Announcing the Golden Ticket Winner Five Golden Ticket Finalists. Three Celebrity Judges. Over 3700 Fan Votes Over 300 entries came in for the Y2Play Golden Ticket contest. Only five could be selected as finalists. It was a difficult task to narrow it down, but we did it.Our FinalistsSteph, a hard-working, adventure-seeking mom. Enzo, a hard-studying, break-seeking UBC student.Gareth, who met his

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, Molson Coors, Red Bull, Vega, Sumac Ridge, Hershel and more.Plus, the Grind10 participant achieving the highest number of Grinds between July 1 and 15 will win a Suunto Ambit3 Vertical watch (valued at $645) – track altitude and vertical gain, plan your training and relive and share your experiences through Suunto Movescount. Learn more here.Please note that online registration closes at 3pm, Thursday

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