Just a few weeks ago, on Dec. 16, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge turned 80.
Over the five years that I’ve written Tangled Up In Blue, a lot has happened that seems so insignificant now.
Whether or not we care about these tiny animals themselves, fish depend on them as food.
Celebrating 80 years of refuge
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The 49-year-old mother of two and longtime Juneau resident swam Saturday for more than half an hour.
If you don’t have your own tree lot, harvest trees on public lands.
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This past summer, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge saw the benefit from four additional trail crews provided by the Student Conservation Association. The SCA crews… Continue reading
Driving home the other day, my friend and I came across a big bull caribou chasing several cows down Kalifornsky Beach Road. One hundred yards… Continue reading