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Carleigh, the Wildlife Ranger! A Wild Day to Remember... My next adventure here at Grouse Mountain I knew was going to be an eye-opening one as I was getting the opportunity to tag along with one of the Wildlife Rangers for a morning. The Wildlife Rangers are integral members of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife working with the education teams, giving informational talks and

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Don't Miss the Run This Weekend! The ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run takes place this Saturday You aren't too late! Registration is still open for the Grouse Grind event of the season taking place this Saturday September 22 right here at the Peak of Vancouver. Make your summer of training on Mother Nature's Stairmaster really count or challenge yourself for the first time as the

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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Special Sunset Eco-Walks This Weekend Join us on Friday Oct. 5 or Saturday Oct. 6 for a special Eco-Walk at dusk Join one of our top eco-guides for a unique sunset Eco-Walk on Friday Oct. 5 or Saturday Oct. 6 at 7pm for special edition Eco-Walk and search for creatures of the night - bats, owls and other nocturnal wildlife that are otherwise hard to spot. Listen for owls calling here at the Peak

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Magnussen Foundation’s Skater Development Program by hosting a series of complimentary skate lessons as well as an Ice Show held on December 15 featuring the top B.C., National and International skaters. Proceeds from skate rentals are also donated to the Karen Magnussen Foundation and have helped to raise thousands of dollars over the past number of years in an effort to put more of BC’s youth on the

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Watch the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge Video Thank you for joining us at the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge on Saturday Sept. 7. Watch the official event video here.

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session.  Temperatures are still quite cold so we only banded two female Rufous Hummingbirds but that's a start!The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife has run a hummingbird monitoring station for the past six years.  We are part of the North American Hummingbird Monitoring Network and work in conjunction with over 30 other stations and follow identical protocols.  Our monitoring data goes

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  After a long 2011/2010 hibernation (the longest on record at 5 months!), Grinder and Coola were happy to get out into their habitats in early May this year.  Last winter's unprecedented snowfall left a huge amount for

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Spring Conditions Don't Get Any Better Spring has sprung and we have over 5 metres of snow remaining Spring has sprung, the sun is shining and we have over 5 metres of snow remaining as our base here at the Peak of Vancouver. Don't put away those skis and boards in the garage just yet as the best time of the year on the slopes has finally arrived. Forget your heavy jacket, put on a t-shirt and

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bottom mountain coverage. We have also been hard at work re-establishing runs to facilitate opening with less snow for a longer overall snow season. Combined with new Black Diamond night skiing and riding terrain on Blazes and the addition of a new Sliding Zone, it`s shaping up to be a great winter at the Peak of Vancouver.  For the latest in snow and weather conditions, please visit grousemountain.com

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