GRR's blogJul 24, 20134 minThe Backcountry Social LifeDay 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 Natio...
GRR's blogJul 15, 20134 minPutting the wheels in motionPhew! 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 scient...
GRR's blogJun 24, 20135 minWild Waters and WildlifeThis 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 ha...
GRR's blogJun 11, 20134 minHave Boots, Will HikeAt 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 wen...
GRR's blogMay 28, 20135 minVolunteer 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 cau...
GRR's blogMay 14, 20134 minUsing GPS to learn more about bearsCan’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 p...
GRR's blogApr 23, 20134 minSleepy bears wake up to start another yearPhoto provided by John Marriott (For more amazing images, check out John’s website is: http://www.wildernessprints.com/) As the snow begi...
GRR's blogApr 11, 20134 minTalking like a scientistIn 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 p...
GRR's blogApr 3, 20133 minNot just about grizzlies – Think BIGGERThe 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 im...
GRR's blogMar 28, 20134 minIncorporating Visitor OpinionVisitors are an integral part of the Rocky Mountain National Parks and ensuring a positive visitor experience is a large part of Parks Ca...
GRR's blogMar 18, 20134 minSeeing without being seenEven watching a bear from this distance can change its behaviour. From a scientific perspective, studying grizzly bear behaviour isn’t ea...
GRR's blogMar 13, 20133 minStudying 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...
GRR's blogMar 10, 20134 minGrizzly Research in the Rockies FUNdraiserTo acknowledge the businesses who contributed to the raffle and silent auction, I dressed up in a bear costume and ran around town taking...
GRR's blogFeb 24, 20133 minBear Management = People ManagementBears have been restricted to mostly mountainous environments, but their shoulder hump actually evolved from a life on the prairies. A pr...
GRR's blogFeb 16, 20132 minBears and BeachAfter 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 ...
GRR's blogFeb 11, 20132 minFrom mountain musings to a PhDAs 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 ...