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connection. Our Pollinators Garden, participation the North American Hummingbird Banding Program and support of the Northern Spotted Owl captive breeding program are just a handful of examples. The Pollinators Garden was started at Grouse Mountain as a natural extension of our Bee Hive Program. Both educational and beautiful, the garden showcases regional varietals that are important in supplying a source

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in mid-May, we undertook a preventative mountaintop watering program since green foliage acts as a natural fire break. You should know that we draw from our own private water source and do not draw off any municipal water sources. While useful during the winter, we’ve also put our 37-gun snowmaking system to work as it can provide water to the majority of Grouse Mountain property. In the event

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The Potato Shack Opens This Weekend! Get stuffed! We've got a brand new food experience opening this weekend at Grouse Mountain. The Potato Shack will be serving up toasty baked potatoes with a variety of tasty toppings, perfect for warming up out on the slopes. Choose your perfect combination of toppings, from the traditional sour cream and cheese to the more creative kimchi and siracha

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Vancouver Aquarium's conservation program. Through this program, fish selections are endorsed as being ecologically sustainable and ocean-friendly. By working with local growers and suppliers, we are also working to shorten the distance in our product sourcing. Not only is this more sustainable, it's also fresher and tastier! We work with responsible suppliers to ensure the products we offer leave the

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, location. Source out and site visit a couple different venues. The size of your party, guest list (adults only or kid appropriate) and theme will all impact the venue you choose. Are you incorporating activities, games or entertainment – this all needs to be factored in.Tip: To help guests that don’t know a lot of people or to get the party started; activities, interactive games, an entertaining DJ

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An Open Letter to Mother Nature This winter has been unusual. An anomaly. We're going to the source with an Open Letter to Mother Nature.Read it on Our Blog

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A Golden Tram Surf Y2Play Golden Ticket winner, AKA "Golden Boy" Paul Soukoreff and daughter Richelle take a once in a lifetime Skyride trip to the top! Guest post by Paul Soukoreff:Ok… I'll admit it, I'm a little uneasy with heights, but strapping myself to the roof of the Super Skyride with my daughter Richelle was a total blast and an awesome way to start the season! I know what you're asking

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getting PAID to play on the sliding hill?! That’s freedom!” A bit sheepishly, as I knew that didn’t sound like a typical answer for most working parents, I replied “Yes”. His comment was “Best. Job. Ever!!” I grinned like a little kid as it dawned on me that I was getting paid to play today, and yes, I love my job. While we are educating students, our mandate is Safe, Fun, Easy. Safety is always

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these guys and in their pursuit of it they spread the pollen from plant to plant, thus increasing the garden's yield and providing even more food sources for future months and years.It was absolutely fascinating to check out the biodiversity - you can do this at home in your garden, or if you are coming up to Grouse Mountain I highly recommend stopping by our Pollinator's Garden and spending some time

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it is part of their food source - if there is lots of extra room in the hive and conditions are good enough the bees produce a lot of excess honey that isn't needed by the hive but helps fill up space and stores.  This is the honey that we harvest - we always make sure we leave more than enough for the bees!We then melt the wax coverings, spin the honey frames inside a centrifuge which extracts the

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