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Oh Deer!
Baby black-tailed deer appearing on mountain Look but don't touch please! Over the last couple weeks we've been seeing baby Black-tailed Deer starting to appear on Grouse Mountain. We have a healthy population of these deer, who are a sub-species of Mule Deer, and each spring the females can be seen roaming the mountain with their newborns. For the first few days or week of life, the young
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Spring Stirrings
Spring Stirrings - Grizzly Bear Style With the end of March quickly approaching we are starting to get a lot of inquiries into the status of Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly bears! For now they are both still comfy and snuggled up in the bear den sleeping away most of the day.That being said, however, as the days are getting longer and temperatures overall warmer we are noticing more
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Grinder and Coola Emerge from 17th Hibernation on Grouse Mountain
Wildlife.During their 153-day winter dormancy, wildlife staff once again monitored Grinder and Coola via an infrared camera placed in their hibernation den and the live feed was shared with the public on the Grouse Mountain website."We’re pleased to welcome Grinder and Coola out of hibernation and watch them playfully explore their habitat", said Dr. Ken Macquisten, Refuge Director and Veterinarian
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Grind10 2018 Challenge Results
Grind10 2018 Winners and Results Congratulations to all the participants of our 3rd annual Grind10 Challenge! We were thrilled to see you all taking on the challenge and supporting BC Children’s Hospital. In total, participants completed almost 800 Grinds over 15 days and together raised almost $9,000 – amazing job! Those of you that completed all 10 Grinds were entered into a random draw to win
https://www.grousemountain.com/news/grind10-2018-challenge-results
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Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Hits the Trail September 14th
Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Hits the Trail September 14th 29th annual event in support of BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) In celebration of another fantastic season on the Grouse Grind®, the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run presented by VPG Realty Inc. makes the climb Saturday, September 14th. This Vancouver classic welcomes participants of all ages to take on the iconic trail
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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2018
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
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/first-hummingbird-monitoring-session-of-2018
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Helping the Hummingbirds
Helping Hummingbirds It's National Wildlife Week in Canada and to help celebrate the diversity of wildlife on Grouse Mountain we will be posting different blogs throughout the week to highlight some of our wonderful wild animals found around Grouse Mountain and Vancouver and ways that you can help them out from home!Today we'll start with the amazing hummingbirds. On Grouse Mountain we see two
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On the Move - Spring Migration
On the Move - Spring Migration Today as part of the National Wildlife Week let`s look at a currently ongoing phenomenon - migration! Many bird species and some mammals as well (most notably bats) will migrate in the fall when days are getting short, weather is getting colder and food is more scarce. The distance and timing of the migration varies a lot from species to species and can be as
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12th Annual VASS Cup Returns to Grouse Mountain on March 10th
the mountain experience accessible to all. “As our biggest event of the year, the VASS Cup is a true celebration of our community and showcases what we call the VASS Magic,” said VASS President, Anne Bethune. “It’s not only a chance to recognize our students as they show their skills on the race course, but an opportunity to hear stories from family and friends about the impact VASS has in our
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Big Groups Need Big Venues
The Ultimate Venue – A Whole Mountaintop What happens when you have a group, a big group, and you are looking for an extra special venue? Look up for some inspiration. Way up, to Grouse Mountain. Recently, for the first time, we hosted a full mountain buy out at The Peak of Vancouver. The group size was 1,800 guests and they had the entire Mountain to explore. A variety of food stations were
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