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Refuge Notebook: Kenai fuel break will extend protection of communities
It’s no secret that wildfires play a significant ecological role in Alaska’s boreal forests, including those here on…
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Tangled Up in Blue: Hope all is well
I was just on my way to the Seward Trail Running Club meetup at Bear Mountain when I…
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Refuge notebook: Visiting remote refuge wilderness from a classroom desk
As the education specialist for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, it is my job to bring the…
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Out of the Office: Trails that wind, hearts that find
As with a lot of things, Alaska has been lucky to be far removed and largely untouched by…
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Refuge Notebook: Aleutian Islands oddities can win bets
Want to win a beer bet? Ask someone the location of the most southerly point in Alaska. The…
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Refuge Notebook: The roles of morels
While people have been taking advantage of the abundance of morels following last year’s Swan Lake Fire, I…
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Tangled Up in Blue: Blunt cuts
I cut my own hair last night. After months of new coronavirus isolation and then a few too…
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Refuge Notebook: Spruce beetles 2020
Spruce beetles are at it again. I am sad to see large trees in Soldotna with patches of…
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Out of the Office: Morels surge confidence
I’m writing this in the car on the drive to Anchorage. My boyfriend, Nate, and I are in…
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Tangled Up in Blue: In the long run
Someone asked me if time has been going by quickly or slowly these days.
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Refuge Notebook: Learning to love the ‘sweat and shiver’ diet
Have you ever spent a weekend camping, maybe a long weekend, when the rain never seemed to quit?…
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Refuge Notebook: Forest morels: Year after fire brings rewards
2019 will be synonymous with wildland fire for most of the residents of the Kenai Peninsula, and as…
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Tangled Up in Blue: AM/FM
I woke up to the sound of a stranger crying and decided to go directly back to bed.…
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Refuge Notebook: Recreational safety after the Swan Lake Fire
Residents of the Kenai Peninsula are all too familiar with wildfire after the summer of 2019. Not only…
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Swan Lake Fire trails update
Last fall the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was forced to close eight trails due to Swan Lake Fire…
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Out of the office: Love in the time of corona
How do you find “the one” if you can’t even leave your home?
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Refuge Notebook: A helicopter’s role in wildland firefighting
A HECM, or helicopter crewmember, performs an essential role in ensuring the safety and success of aviation operations…