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Vancouver Island marmots (groundhogs are marmots) predict the weather on Groundhog Day for British Columbia. The marmot, Van Isle Violet, who resides at Marmot Recovery Foundation located at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, is the usual prognosticator. Marmots usually hibernate until April/May. Its not your usual Groundhog Day ceremony. There are no proclamations (too loud) or holding marmots in the air. To get a Vancouver Island marmots’ take on winter takes a more delicate touch. Vancouver Island Violet is a 3-year-old female Vancouver Island marmot, and she has a full-time job – the weather prognostication is a side hustle. “It’s not your usual Groundhog Day ceremony. There are no proclamations (too loud) or holding marmots in the air,” said the group. “To get a Vancouver Island marmot’s take on winter With Groundhog Day just around the corner at the end of the week, it’s time to gear up to hear the official weather prediction of BC’s most adorable forecaster – Violet the Vancouver Island Marmot. According to the Marmot Recovery Foundation, this species of Marmot is critically endangered and belongs to the ‘groundhog’ (Sciuridae Groundhog Day arrives on February 2. On that day, we get to find out if winter will continue for six more weeks. We will know the official groundhog forecast soon. In the meantime, let's get to It's officially Groundhog Day in BC, and our most adorable forecaster, Violet the Vancouver Island Marmot, just made her prediction for 2024. Vancouver Island’s favourite fortune-telling rodent is set to put her perfect Groundhog Day forecasting record to the test on February 2.. Van Isle Violet has, in Groundhog Day terms, “seen While it would be magical if mountain-dwelling marmots could forecast the long-term Metro Vancouver weather forecast, that job is best left to the professionals (the human type). As Environment Canada Meteorologist Armel Castellan told V.I.A., Groundhog Day is a beloved, long-standing tradition and there isn't any harm in enjoying it. But it's The tradition holds that if a groundhog doesn’t see its shadow on Groundhog Day, springlike weather will soon arrive. But if a shadow appears, winter’s icy grip won’t let go for quite some time. Violet the Vancouver Island marmot wasn’t swayed by other weathercasting wildlife predicting an early spring on Friday — Groundhog Day — and cast her vote for six more weeks of winter. Find your closest Groundhog Day prognosticator on an interactive map of all groundhogs across USA and Canada. Vancouver Island marmot. Nanaimo, British Columbia. A group of activists is using Groundhog Day to address the climate crisis rather than make predictions about it. Groundhog’s Guide to Suing Big Oil is a free public event being held on Groundhog Day (Feb. 2) by Victoria’s regional Sue Big Oil (SBO) team and West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL). Van Island Violet is a prognosticating marmot from Vancouver Island whose predictions are meticulously interpreted by the Marmot Recovery Foundation in Nanaimo, British Columbia. There are four species of marmots in Canada, but only the Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is considered at risk. Violet, the charming Vancouver Island marmot, not only predicts the Groundhog Day weather but also plays a crucial role in saving her endangered species thro Violet, the charming Vancouver Island marmot, not only predicts the Groundhog Day weather but also plays a crucial role in saving her endangered species through a dedicated breeding program. Her The tradition holds that if a groundhog doesn’t see its shadow on Groundhog Day, springlike weather will soon arrive. But if a shadow appears, winter’s icy grip won’t let go for quite some time. As it happens, Van Isle Violet is actually a Vancouver Island Marmot, which is a critically endangered species of marmot that still belongs to the ‘groundhog’ (Sciuridae) family. And while we might not be super stoked about six more weeks of winter, more snow on the ground means a longer cycle for endemic plants, keeping meadows greener for Vancouver Island’s favourite fortune-telling rodent is set to put her perfect Groundhog Day forecasting record to the test on February 2. Van Isle Violet has, in Groundhog Day terms, “seen her BibGuru offers more than 8,000 citation styles including popular styles such as AMA, ASA, APSA, CSE, IEEE, Harvard, Turabian, and Vancouver, as well as journal and university specific styles. Give it a try now: Cite Groundhog Day now! South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Garry Michi looks at Wiarton Willie in a Plexiglas box during the annual Groundhog Day event in Wiarton, Ont., Thursday, Feb.2, 2023. Ontario's Wiarton Willie has called for an early spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ball
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