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The author is seen here in July pleasantly enjoying a mountaintop in Denali National Park, with no training in mind. (Photo courtesy of Gillian Braver)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Pandemic Priorities

I had a lot of goals at the start of this year.

Refuge Notebook: Migrations of the Kenai Lowland caribou

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Refuge Notebook: Migrations of the Kenai Lowland caribou

Being a seasonal biology technician has its perks. Every summer is a new adventure full of incredible fieldwork,…

Reece Tousignant, 15, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, poses with a pink salmon he caught on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon in Homer, Alsaka. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips for catching those cohos

I’m still receiving complaints that the smug silvers are continuing to drive some of you nuts at the…

Kenai Watershed Forum holds golf event

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Kenai Watershed Forum holds golf event

The Kenai Watershed Forum held its first golf outing Saturday at Kenai Golf Course.

Runners take off at the start of the Salmon Run Series in Soldotna, Alaska, on July 8, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Salmon Run Series enters final week

The Salmon Run Series, which was moved to a virtual race series after the second week, is entering…

Fishermen try to catch silver and pink salmon on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the mouth of Resurrection Creek in Hope, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers are still not strong in Fishing Hole

While Turk and I were watching the water evaporate at The Fishing Hole early last week, a guy…

Refuge Notebook: What happened when the ocean warmed

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Refuge Notebook: What happened when the ocean warmed

The 2014 to 2016 marine heatwave, or “the blob,” in the Gulf of Alaska was connected to one…

Alaska 20.

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Alaska 20 sees season end

Alaska 20 saw its season end Sunday with a 4-3 loss to Chugiak at the Alliance State Tournament…

Alaska 20.

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Alaska 20 drops first 2 games at state

Alaska 20, the No. 7 seed, got off to a rough start Friday and Saturday at the Alliance…

It pays to Firewise. This structure survived the 2007 Caribou Hills Fire. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Are you Firewise?

As a young Idaho firefighter, enthusiasm and an eagerness to get dropped off on a remote mountain hillside…

Turnagain Arm, as seen from Mount Alyeska in Girdwood, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Short and sweet

I went on a little vacation.

Alaska 20.

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Alaska 20 set for state

Three members of Alaska 20 were part of a dramatic game between the American Division All-Stars and Legion…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers not coming easily in lagoon

I have found myself challenged by a perplexing conundrum brought to my attention by some exceptionally annoyed piscatorians…

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock.

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Brown Bears coach Murdock happy with draft

Despite getting relatively few chances to scout players in person, Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock…

Alaska 20.

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Alaska 20 qualifies for state

Alaska 20 has qualified for the Alliance Baseball League State Tournament.

Cowan, Kaiser team to win All Alaskan Skins Game

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Cowan, Kaiser team to win All Alaskan Skins Game

Zac Cowan, co-owner of Birch Ridge Golf Course, and Brandon Kaiser won $1,700 of the $2,000 pot to…

Alaska 20.

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Alaska 20 swept by South Open

Alaska 20 finished up its regular season with 6-4 and 13-1 losses to South’s Open team Friday at…

Refuge Notebook: Battered sallow moth caterpillars come and go

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Refuge Notebook: Battered sallow moth caterpillars come and go

In early June, I received multiple accounts of abundant black caterpillars stripping trees and shrubs of foliage around…

Runners take off at the start of the Salmon Run Series in Soldotna, Alaska, on July 8, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Parks, Arthur win at Salmon Run Series again

The second Salmon Run Series was held Wednesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, with Jason Parks and…

Out of the Office: There and back again

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Out of the Office: There and back again

In a recent display of tenacity, mediocre coordination skills and a deep love for the outdoors, some friends…