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Out of the Office: Gratitude
On May 11 this year, just past 8 a.m., the day started cold
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Refuge Notebook: Kenai River, the river that does it all
I did not fully appreciate the recent history of the Kenai River and surrounding watershed until I read…
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Out of the Office: Hope
Working in journalism is draining for a lot of reasons. We’re constantly taking meetings and phone calls, trying…
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Out of the Office: Planes, trains, automobiles and helicopters
Every new Alaskan has a bucket list of things they want to check while living here (hopefully, a…
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Refuge Notebook: Be nice to nettles!
Editor’s note: This article first appeared May 14, 2004, and is reprinted with minor edits.
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Refuge Notebook: More than fins, feathers and fur
In the fall of 2010, I found a job opening listed through USAJobs, with the U.S. Fish and…
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Refuge Notebook: Nesting birds can use our help
It’s that time of year when spring cleaning, yardwork and some much-needed sprucing up around our homes and…
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Refuge Notebook: Youth Conservation Corps: A legacy of hard work and good times
Do you know a local high school student who likes to work hard in the outdoors, doesn’t mind…
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Out of the Office: Tackling Tonsina
I’m reluctant to hike alone in Alaska. As much as I like being by myself and wandering in…
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Refuge Notebook: Sharing the landscape as bears wake up this spring
Snow and extreme cold were early this year. The conditions made for fantastic cross-country skiing, and the early…
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Out of the Office: Precipice
On Oct. 31, 2021, I ran down to Headquarters Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge hoping to…
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Refuge Notebook: Spring equinox marks change from smallest to largest species on the Kenai
It is spring, and after my first year in Alaska, I have witnessed that spring moves to another…
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The pitch for Anchorage
My first time on the Kenai Peninsula was a solo trip in the late fall of 2020. When…
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Bing’s Landing to close for most of April
State crews will make improvements to the boat launch
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Seeing STEM: Science career ambassador in a national spotlight
What do you want to be when you grow up …
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Refuge Notebook: Play that song one more time
Imagine hearing unrecognized voices in your backyard. Immediately, your heart rate shoots up, and you begin planning on…
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Out of the Office: Of cars and cliches
It’s cliche to say that the journey is more important than the destination.
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Backcountry avalanche awareness event Saturday
Forecasters with the Avalanche Center and officials from other agencies will be in attendance