In American folklore, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos (brown bear) species can reach masses of 130–700 kilograms (290–1,540 lb). The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and the Kodiak bear are North American subspecies of the brown bear. Western New England University adopted the Golden Bear as its mascot in the early 1950s. University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta also has the Golden Bear as its mascot. Sierra Pacific High School In Hanford, California adopted the Golden Bear as its mascot when it opened in 2009.