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Fish need riparian vegetation
It’s that magical time of year once again when the salmon are flooding through the Kenai River and…
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Mountain bike trails go with the flow
BOISE, Idaho — Mountain biking started on hiking trails, then trails were later built with bikes in mind.…
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An Outdoor View: On filling the freezer
In a perfect world, we’d be eating a sandwich made from the last of last year’s salmon while…
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Small is sometimes better in the vegetable world
Truman Capote famously told friends that the very wealthy eat better vegetables — tiny ones. So there’s another…
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Refuge Notebook: Herding geese – with airplanes?
That’s right! National Wildlife Refuges like to do things in style. And by style I mean using float…
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Les Palmer: Changing the process
Author’s note: The Clarion previously published the following column on Mar. 25, 1994. Nothing has changed except the…
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Sitting on the dock of the bay: Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies gets new access
Since the early days when the Peterson Bay Field Station opened in 1983, visitors to the Center for…
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Researchers study Southeast Alaska watershed changes
JUNEAU (AP) — Southeast Alaska’s watersheds are changing quickly, and researchers are working to figure out how, why,…
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Refuge Notebook: Tracking time in the New and Old Worlds
I had the good fortune to take a cruise through the Mediterranean this summer, focusing on ports with…
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An Outdoor View: Chaos at the boat ramp
Let’s talk about one of the most hazardous areas for small boats, their owners and passengers, the launch…
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Long haul: Adventurer plans on hiking, biking 16,000 remote miles
RENO, Nev. — After Adam Bradley walks with his wife, Shelly Culbertson, to her workplace about six miles…
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A garden to dye for
Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of today’s shift toward more natural and organic living. And you don’t…
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Refuge Notebook: Nature shows off its red, white and blue for the Fourth
In an effort to commemorate and celebrate our nation’s birthday, it is with deep honor that I may…
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An Outdoor View: Remembering Bigg Eddy
On Tuesday, July 1, I fished for Kenai River king salmon for the first time in three years.…
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Refuge Notebook: Breeding Bird Surveys – Quick! Three Beers!
I saw the moon for the first time this summer. Waking up at 2AM brings a new perspective…
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Fish tacos
I was in the Air Force, stationed near Oxnard, California in the late 1950s, when I discovered the…
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Standup paddleboarding picks up steam
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Merrill Mann had always been intrigued when she saw people on standup paddleboards tooling around…
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Aquatic habitat mapping “Off-the-Shelf”
Since I was a little boy, I’ve been interested in exploring the underwater world. My favorite TV show…
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Going with the wind
The recent Kenai Peninsula wildfire gave me a better understanding of wind. I’ve known since my years in…
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After the burn
Some good will come from the recent wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula. You might not see it right…