Sports
Out of the Office: Looking for snow
For the last few weeks, I’ve poked my head out the window each morning hoping for signs of…
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Fish and Game releases preliminary data from commercial fishing season
The harvest continued to fall below historical averages
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Sport Fish division fields questions at town hall
The town hall meeting discussed the sport fisheries of the Northern Kenai Peninsula
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Assembly calls for economic disaster declaration for east side setnet fishery
The resolution is in response to this year’s unprecedented closure of the fishery by the Alaska Department of…
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Soldotna breaks ground on field house
When completed, the 40,500-square-foot field house will cover roughly an acre of land
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NOAA seeking comment for proposed regulation of Cook Inlet commercial fishing
Public comment is being sought by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on a proposed rule that…
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Board of Fisheries will not move Upper Cook Inlet meeting to Kenai Peninsula
The board on Oct. 13 discussed requests received from local organizations and governments to move to the Kenai…
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Kenai River late-run kings designated a stock of management concern
The board-set optimal escapement goal for large late-run Kenai River king salmon has not been achieved in the…
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Preliminary results released for selective setnet test
That test was to assess a shallower net intended to better target “abundant” sockeye while reducing harvest on…
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Refuge Notebook: Tales of the traveling hummingbird
In the book “A Sand County Almanac,” Aldo Leopold wrote, “To band a bird is to hold a…
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Marathon fundraiser raises $80,000 for food bank
Participants spent two days networking and fishing, first at Big River Lakes across Cook Inlet and then on…
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Refuge opens for firewood collection Friday
Cutting is limited to trees already dead and down within the designated areas
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Out of the Office: Risk and Reward
I sometimes find my love for being outdoors dampened by feelings of anxiety. I’ve always been what people…
Life
Fishing film fest to return
The International Fly Fishing Film Festival, or IF4, will return to the Kenai Peninsula on Monday
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Refuge Notebook: Inspired by the impossible
A few weeks ago, a mentor, Dr. Maurice Hornocker, reminded a roomful of us why we chose to…
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Board of Fish proposals center on king salmon, east side setnet fishery
Many proposals describe changes to the Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Management Plan
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Silver Salmon Derby nets fish, funds for river protection
116 fish were weighed by 79 anglers across the six days of competition
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Public comment accepted for proposed rate increases for overnight fees at refuge
Campsites would increase $5 per night and cabins would increase $10 per night
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High waters make Kenai River coho fishing difficult
As the river falls in the next couple of weeks, coho fishing should return to “fair”