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. Expert falconers will share information and insights into these amazing creatures three times daily at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm. Don't miss our new mascot version of Tyto who will be meeting and greeting kids all over the mountain posing for photos and offering fun feathery interaction. “Grouse Mountain has a long history working with all manner of birds from the Northern Spotted Owl, hummingbirds

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winter game, squats are one of the best exercises you can perform. Squats target and condition the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, which control your knee joints and glutes – in other words all of the main muscles you need for snowshoeing or other winter activities. Try these at home using dumbbells in your hands or simply using your own body weight. Proper form is key, which means it’s more

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120,000 Black Bears. It may surprise you to know that Black Bears are omnivorous and feed mostly on vegetation. They can be seen foraging for berries, grasses, nuts and other plant matter which comprises 80% of their diet. That being said, if a good chance for a meat meal such as fish or venison comes along they won't turn it down! Black bears have an amazing sense of smell and can find food from

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Seek the Peak Training Starts Apr. 9, 2015 Get ready to rock those race-day hills with the Seek The Peak training program exclusively designed by Marieve Legrand, lululemon Run Ambassador. The program is organized by level, so it works for seasoned trail runners or first-time joggers. Over the 10-week program, you’ll get up close and personal with the Seek the Peak route, build your endurance

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. “Festival guests can explore the art exhibit, watch live painting demonstrations, listen to lectures, view 6 different films, participate in art workshops, enjoy music and cultural performances and mingle with the world’s most talented nature-inspired artists.” The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife and OWL Rehabilitation Society will be supporting the festival with live wildlife ambassadors

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pricing. If 16 km a tall order on your own, why not pull together a team? Learn more and sign up here. With an awe-inspiring 4100-ft climb, Seek The Peak will test your fitness and overall mental toughness while raising valuable funds for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer.Register Now

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barn owl, Tyto, who just overcame a battle with a near fatal fungal lung infection. “It looked so serious that we didn’t have much hope that he would survive actually,” said Grouse Mountain veterinarian Dr. Ken Macquisten.Tyto wasn’t eating, lost a lot of weight and had great difficulty breathing.“Even though we got the diagnosis we weren’t 100 per cent sure that he would respond still to the

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, whom they then try to further impress with a short powerful flight.  After mating, the females leave the males territory to raise the chicks on their own.Grouse chicks are born with soft fluffy body feathers and shortly after hatching can follow their mother around.  They then forage on grasses, berries and budding leaves both on the ground and in shrubs and trees.  We've seen families of 8-10 up

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Our Great Horned Owlet Needs a Name Visit Grouse Mountain's Facebook page to enter our owlet naming contest. There’s a new addition to the Birds in Motion family here at Grouse Mountain. He is a domestic born, male Great-horned Owl. At the moment he is just over seven weeks old and looking for a name. What name do you think suits him?If this little owlet takes on the name you submit, you and a

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Seek the Peak:  Caity's story Learn why this runner travels a great distance to face the challenge 1. Why are you getting involved in Seek the Peak? This year, I am getting involved in Seek the Peak as a way to celebrate. That is, celebrating the health that I have, and that my mom and aunt have. If I can use my health to raise money in the hopes that it brings health to others, why wouldn't I

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