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An Outdoor View: Bonefishing, Part 2
Author’s note: I recently came across a journal that I kept while on a trip to Christmas Island…
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Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’t’s of using recreation facilities around town
There’s a time and place for everything, and for local recreation trails, the emphasis lies on the place.…
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Refuge Notebook: Assessing stream crossings for fish passage
The habitat restoration folks in the Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office had a summer mission. The challenge…
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Clear skies
We knew it would gush rain all weekend but decided to go anyway. I sliced off the top…
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River Queens take the ice
Once the temperature drops, being a Kenai River Queen doesn’t mean you caught the biggest king — it…
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Refuge Notebook: An unmanned survey of a tern colony
A small breeding colony of Arctic and Aleutian Terns nests by Headquarters Lake, a convenient 15-minute walk from…
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Refuge Notebook: Due dates for Kenai Refuge permits just around the corner
As I reflect on the last six months of the year, I’m appreciative of the absolute flurry of…
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Bad weather, one step at a time
Especially for those eager to recreate on snow, the weather forecast for the next week is not pretty.…
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Relocation of the Darien-Lindgren Cabin
In 2012, I received a grant from the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area to develop an interpretive…
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Swap and shop: Kenai Central Ski Team holds sports swap
For anyone in the market for sports equipment, whether looking to start skiing or needing a new Frisbee,…
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Refuge Notebook: Flying into the future
I am jealous of birds. They fly. In my imagination, the mobility of flight would open up so…
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‘Peaking’ my interest
I can’t exactly tell you how many peaks I’ve climbed on the Kenai Peninsula. It doesn’t have anything…
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Refuge Notebook: Northern Groundcones – the cure for cancer?
In the 1992 movie “Medicine Man,” Sean Connery plays a scientist who discovers the cure for cancer in…
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An Outdoor View: Shrews
Author’s note: The Clarion first published this column on Sept. 18, 1987. I’ve edited it for brevity. —…
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Out of the Office: Hands on
A palm reader once told me I’d marry a dark-haired man, but wouldn’t lead a long life. Since…
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Trapping season approaches
Regulations for trapping throughout the state vary, but trapping season on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is almost…
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Refuge Notebook: Secure natal dens are vital for many carnivorous mammals
A hidden, secure place to give birth to and rear young is vital to many carnivorous mammals. This…
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Silver derby wraps up with 200+ entries
With the first Kenai River Silver Salmon Derby officially closed, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce is calling it…
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An Outdoor View: On risks, disasters and deprivation
With so many people having to leave their homes due to natural disasters in recent weeks, I got…
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Wheel of Silvers
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show the magic weight on Wednesday was determined to be…