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Wintering hummingbird care Each winter we receive quite a few notes or calls about people who are confused to still see hummingbirds coming to their backyard feeders. It might surprise you to know that one species, Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), spend the winter here in the great Vancouver area. Traditionally it is thought that these birds were short distance migrators heading down into the

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BC.Shain Jackson is the artist who designed the boxes and he is Coast Salish from the community of Sechelt.  He is also the president of Spirit Works Limited. Mason Bees, some of our native pollinators, are a solitary bee that will use the boxes as nesting trays to lay their eggs which will develop into next years adult bees. They carefully stuff mud and clay into the holes and then lay one egg which is

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with a special Harvest Menu. Cozy up with a delicious Soft Pretzel, spice things up with the Currywurst or enjoy a classic Pork Schnitzel.We checked in with Mark Thirlwell, Altitudes Bistro Sous Chef for some tips on how to bring these fall flavours to your table at home. This Currywurst Sauce is a great way to add something new to your Thanksgiving dinner. Currywurst Sauce Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. extra

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Grouse Mountain Launches Collaboration with Vegan Cookbook Author, Dreena Burton New plant-based menu items featured in Altitudes Bistro and Lupins Café (North Vancouver) Further expanding the Resort’s plant-based offering, Grouse Mountain is excited to introduce two new menu items created in collaboration with vegan cookbook author, Dreena Burton. These new dishes can now be enjoyed in Altitudes

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everyone! Here is a list of tips that should help put the theory of trail running into practice! Enjoy! 1.Trail running is unique in the sense that every trail is different and presents its own challenges. Trails can range from wide gravel paths which are often a great introduction to running off-road; to technical singletrack which will expose runners to all kinds of uneven ground shaped by rocks, mud

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New Plant-Based Menu Options available in Altitudes Bistro and Lupins Created in collaboration with vegan cookbook author, Dreena Burton We're excited to announce that two delicious new plant-based dishes are now available for you to enjoy! We teamed up with vegan cookbook author, Dreena Burton to add some plant-power to our menus in Altitudes Bistro and Lupins. She created two unique dishes

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several ways you can help out the wildlife and also encourage them to remain wild - this is their best opportunity to thrive and survive. Bird watching is one of the largest past times around the world and having birds come to your yard is a great way to observe nature and also learn about some of the fascinating species that call BC home (or part time home!). Bird feeders are readily available at most

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Aerial Ropes Adventure Coming to Grouse Mountain this August Guests are invited to clip-in, suspend and discover the mountaintop forest environment (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain will take guests to new heights with the launch of the Resort’s latest activities, the Mountain Ropes Adventure and Kids Tree Canopy Adventure. Beginning this August, guests can explore the Mountain’s forest from up

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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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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

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