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Jul 24, 20134 min read
The Backcountry Social Life
Day one of a solo backpacking weekend in Yoho. Every year I do a solo back packing trip into the back country of our Rocky Mountain...
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GRR's blog
Jul 15, 20134 min read
Putting the wheels in motion
Phew! It’s been an interesting few weeks and I have learned that one thing a PhD needs is flexibility while at the same time being...
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GRR's blog
Jun 24, 20135 min read
Wild Waters and Wildlife
This past week, my home town, Canmore, flooded. It flooded like it has never flooded before and it was one of the most tragic things I...
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GRR's blog
Jun 11, 20134 min read
Have Boots, Will Hike
At C-Level Cirque – big smiles and a love of wilderness makes the world go ’round. This week, I started breaking in the new boots and...
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GRR's blog
May 28, 20135 min read
Volunteer and play in the woods with me!
An example of a high human use trail that I could be sampling – Larch Valley Ok… It’s not all fun and games, but hopefully that title...
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GRR's blog
May 14, 20134 min read
Using GPS to learn more about bears
Can’t see the bear for the grass – GPS can help that The past few weeks I’ve been putting my energies in to learning ArcGIS, a computer...
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GRR's blog
Apr 23, 20134 min read
Sleepy bears wake up to start another year
Photo provided by John Marriott (For more amazing images, check out John’s website is: http://www.wildernessprints.com/) As the snow...
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GRR's blog
Apr 11, 20134 min read
Talking like a scientist
In my old job, part of what I did was take science and translate it into language that got people motivated to demand change. This is a...
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GRR's blog
Apr 3, 20133 min read
Not just about grizzlies – Think BIGGER
The larch valley in Banff is a great example of how hikers can impact an area, but it’s also an example of how access to wilderness is...
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GRR's blog
Mar 28, 20134 min read
Incorporating Visitor Opinion
Visitors are an integral part of the Rocky Mountain National Parks and ensuring a positive visitor experience is a large part of Parks...
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GRR's blog
Mar 18, 20134 min read
Seeing without being seen
Even watching a bear from this distance can change its behaviour. From a scientific perspective, studying grizzly bear behaviour isn’t...
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GRR's blog
Mar 13, 20133 min read
Studying Grizzlies in Australia…?
As I was preparing to leave Canada, most of my friends and family watched on with incredulity – So you’re going to study grizzly bears in...
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GRR's blog
Mar 10, 20134 min read
Grizzly Research in the Rockies FUNdraiser
To acknowledge the businesses who contributed to the raffle and silent auction, I dressed up in a bear costume and ran around town taking...
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GRR's blog
Feb 24, 20133 min read
Bear Management = People Management
Bears have been restricted to mostly mountainous environments, but their shoulder hump actually evolved from a life on the prairies. A...
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GRR's blog
Feb 16, 20132 min read
Bears and Beach
After my hike in to Skoki, I pitched my project idea to my future supervisor and asked if he’d be interested. I think choosing the right...
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GRR's blog
Feb 11, 20132 min read
From mountain musings to a PhD
As I neared Ptarmigan Lake, a Park warden on horseback passed me and warned me of a female grizzly with two cubs near the halfway hut. I...
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