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Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898
On June 8, 1897, Dr. Walter H. Evans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Benton Killin, a…
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Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies
I came up with a handful of good, meaningful New Year’s resolutions but by Jan. 2, I had…
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Out of the Office: From Florida to Alaska — A wild 40 years
Like true superheroes, every Alaskan has an origin story. The really cool origin story might involve being born…
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Refuge Notebook: Tales of a wildlife biologist
In 1975, as a freshman in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, I was required to take…
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Refuge Notebook: Stories of refuge’s past and present
It is the time of year for reflection, where we look back at the year and express gratitude…
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Tangled Up in Blue: Wrapping Up
I picked up my journal this morning, ready to start closing out another year in its pages. Instead,…
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Refuge Notebook: The Refuge Notebook passes millennium milestone
“Welcome to Refuge Notebook. This is day one, page one of a new weekly column devoted to life…
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Refuge notebook: Squirrels are incredible
I recently took a family vacation to my home state of Minnesota to visit family and friends. We…
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Refuge Notebook: The Future of the Bobolink
June 23, 2019 started as almost every other day this summer. Hot, dry weather dominated from Hope to…
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Out of the office: The bigger the moment, the bigger the reaction
There’s something about big moments and important games that I just can’t get enough of. As a sportswriter,…
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Refuge notebook: Kenai refuge cabins are again open for business
As a relatively new parent, my appreciation of the proverb that begins with, “It takes a village,” seems…
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Out of the office: Best place on the peninsula
Columnist’s note: I felt compelled to write this column Sunday night, even though it wasn’t due until Thursday…
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Refuge notebook: No silly questions
“Why don’t bats get dizzy from hanging upside down?” A second grade student at Tustumena Elementary School posed…
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Tangled up in Runner’s Blues
I’m always looking for the right answer, the right way to do things. I manipulate my Google searches…
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Refuge notebook: Healthy peatlands store carbon and help salmon
After this last summer’s lightning, fires and long drought, it should be obvious that our local climate is…
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Out of the office: Summery salmon memories
Wednesday evening, everything on my dinner plate was either caught in Alaska or grown in Alaska.
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Tangled up in Blue: Winter isn’t coming
On a late September early morning drive back from Talkeetna, I saw winter surprise three different drivers.
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Refuge notebook: New fall colors include hummingbirds
In a day and age where social media seems to dominate and not always for the best reasons,…