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Community celebrates opening of peace crane garden trails
The Kenai Peninsula Peace Crane Garden Trails are located on Marydale Avenue near Soldotna High School
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Out of the Office: Rain happens
As I write this Sept. 8, since July 1 Homer has had eight days of clear weather, 30…
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Refuge Notebook: Physical therapist, park ranger connects health benefits with outdoor recreation
After camping on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for a weekend, you return to work Monday feeling mentally…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Thunder frightens humans and mutts, but the cohos still are bitin’
Time to take a look at the fishing report for Aug. 30
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Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s use of aerial photography over a century of exploration, science
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is doing on…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Target silvers at first light — wait: What light?
Well now, August has just about jetted through its allotment of solar days and should be deeply embarrassed…
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Out of the Office: Coaching
Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on how to fillet a silver
Its always great to receive emails from our out-of-state visitors, especially when it’s their first trip to Homer…
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Refuge Notebook: A summer on the refuge — Valuing a wildflower to the value of a system
I’ve never been one to be partial to favorites. But, on an overcast and rain bath morning in…
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Reeling ‘Em In: More tips from Nick on catching silvers
Now, here are a few more suggestions on how to pop those coho tumbling around the lagoon.
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Out of the office: Race thyself
During the pandemic, I questioned the value of regular community racing and the numbers show I wasn’t the…
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Refuge Notebook: Where have the big Kenai River kings gone?
Over the years, fishing for king salmon has provided many anglers with great memories and stories to tell…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Hints from Nick on catchin’ cohos
Silvers loathe direct sunlight and are spooked by shadows
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Out of the Office: Take the long way around
“Slow Down. What’s the hurry?” reads an inscription on the Reuben Call bench at the end of the…
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Refuge Notebook: Anatomy of a fish weir — Keeping a finger on the pulse of Alaska’s salmon runs
During a routine physical exam, your doctor checks your vitals: Weight, heart rate, blood pressure and so on.…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing hole on the uprise
Mother Nature’s fiendish and sudden moves are vexing to the fishing enthusiast
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Refuge Notebook: A guide to adventures that abound on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Canoe System
Among the gems hidden within Alaska’s vast National Wildlife Refuge lands, there is an area that has drawn…
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Out of the Office: I’ll always have Alaska
The first time I came to the Kenai Peninsula I was on a solo weekend vacation about a…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Reds kicking it up in Tutka Bay Lagoon; silvers sneaking in at The Hole.
Fish early for silvers
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Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch…