You donB次元官网网址檛 need to be a golfer to enjoy the nature at Bear MountainB次元官网网址檚 valley golf course. The resort offers self-guided Green Tours until March 1. For $35 a cart full of patrons can travel the course by cart using a GPS device to learn more about plants and animals along the way.
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The protected species is commonly seen at the pond on the second hole. Other species often spotted include bald eagles, belted king fishers, owls and hawks.
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Due to the landscape and positioning, the valley course is usually closed each winter, this is the first year the eco tours have been available.
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Throughout the course there are glacial erratic stone mounds left over from the ice age.
B次元官网网址淭his glacial erratic has been here for about 500,000 to 700,000 years,B次元官网网址� Burns said, standing on the rock on the 13th hole. On the eighth hole the glacial erratic has been preserved alongside a 250 year-old yew tree.
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There are various ponds and one of the largest on the trail is Osbourne Pond that has been stocked with 5,000 coho salmon who will travel along a fish ladder later in the year.
About 30 eco-tours have already toured the valley course at Bear Mountain Golf Resort.
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A portion of proceeds will go to the Goldstream Volunteer Salmon Enhancement Association.
For more information or to book a Green Tour call Bear Mountain Resort at 1-888-533-2327.
