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that it is time to begin bulking up for their winter dormancy. This time of year they enter a physiological state known as hyperphagia, which is really just a fancy term for pigging out.  They will eat an increasing amount of food as they very quickly put on body weight for the cold weather ahead.We've upped their daily food intake to match their increased consumption and they are now getting around

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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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countries, across five continents. Dedicated to nurture, promote and leverage its world-class community of artists in support of our natural world, AFC drives its mission through three key programs: Art & Environmental Education; Field Work & Research; and Artist Development. The Artists for Conservation Festival is AFC’s annual flagship initiative to showcase, support and further these programs

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a good spot they then scope out some building materials.Barn Swallows build their nests one mouthful at a time.  They gather mud, small sticks, grass and mash it all together with a special saliva mixture that they then stick under the eaves of buildings.  When not around human structures they often use rocky overhangs and projections as anchors for their nests. It was fascinating to watch these

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.  They promote the therapeutic benefits of bee keeping.We hosted an educational table with honey sampling stations and even brought over a couple frames of bees from our hives so our visitors could see them hard at work!As well, we held two hive tours where we took a group down to our new bee hives and had them follow along as we inspected them to see how they were doing.  It was a big hit and everyone

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Renew Your Annual Local's Pass at 2013/14 Rates Renew your pass by May 31, 2014 to save The sun is shining and the Grouse Grind will open any day now (perhaps even by the long weekend), so you know what that means: it's time to renew your Grouse Mountain Annual Local's Pass! While our 2014/15 rates have increased slightly, you have until May 31, 2014 to renew your pass at 2013/14 prices.With our

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line from the previous day and add it to the song.Win a pair of Ski/Snowboard lift tickets to Grouse MountainIf your lyrics are used, you'll be entered to win a pair of tickets.Want an example? We've whipped one up for fun:Day 1: Riding through the snow Day 2: On a mountain top today Day 3: Santa Says HO HO HO Day 4: And Vixen and Dancer playDay 5: Powder’s flying highDay 6: Fresh tracks each new run

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 24 Congratulations to Sylvia Van Sickle from Surrey Sylvia [hearts] Grouse Mountain because... "My best Grouse Mountain moment was a couple of weeks go when my husband and I took my 67-year-old mother and her 68-year-old husband up the Grouse Grind for their first time. It was a challenge my mother always wanted to do but she kept coming up with excuses

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perfect. Whether you’re looking for Park laps or Zone Camps, a Y2Play pass puts you on the Mountain for a steal of a deal. A child’s season pass for $64? Yup…Y2Play makes it possible. What do Y2Play moments look like? Here are a few of our favourites.Buy Y2Play

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course record time of 31:04 set by Leanne Johnston in 2007 (finishing second in today’s race). The historic 20th race benefits Grind for Kids, which has been underway all summer and very successful to date. Grind for Kids has raised close to $200k for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.Race sponsor BMO Bank of Montreal enters its sixth year as title patron of the popular community event.“It’s all about

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