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Refuge Notebook: Celebrate Refuge’s 75th birthday with special event
Celebrate Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s 75th Birthday year with a grand opening art show event on Oct. 8,…
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An Outdoor View: Name things you fear
If you were to name the thing you most fear, what would it be? I don’t mean the…
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Refuge Notebook: Where salmon streams get their water matters
Did you know that the Kenai Peninsula has 1,800 miles of anadromous streams and rivers that flow into…
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An Outdoor View: A dangerous word
Author’s note: I took many fishing trips with my friend, Doug Green, who died 10 years ago. This…
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Plan and plant now for spring-flowering bulbs
It’s nearly that time of year when gardeners think of spring — of planting bulbs that are going…
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The family that hunts together …
The first time 13-year-old McKenzy Johnson took a shot at the Dall ram she missed. Though McKenzy, her…
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Refuge Notebook: Invasive plants: Planning for the future
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to take part in the course “Field Techniques for Invasive Plant…
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An Outdoor View: Fishing for memories
Fall caught me by surprise this week. One day, it was summer. The next day held that chilly…
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Paraglider shares passion for the sport
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Ken Hudonjorgensen peers into the deep blue New Zealand sky; the year is 1989,…
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Refuge Notebook: Versatility in the game of climate change
September 19 was one of the first frosty mornings of the fall last year and I had moose…
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An Outdoor View: The process
If fish mean anything to you, grab your calendar and circle Oct. 18, 2016. That’s when the Alaska…
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Beekeepers, growers get financially stung by hive thefts
Bee rustlers are driving up the cost of one of nature’s sweetest enterprises: Honeybee hives valued at over…
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Refuge Notebook: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge helps reduce, reuse and recycle
Plastic water bottles have been around since the 1940s helping humans transport fresh, clean water. During Roman times,…
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An Outdoor View: The big one that got away
Author’s note: This is among my favorite the-big-one-got-away stories. It first appeared in the Clarion in 1998. Gary…
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Growing blackberries without the blood
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I…
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Bees, wasps wreck havoc upon peninsula crowds
For those that have been making the most of the pleasant, warm weather that has impacted Southcentral Alaska…
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Refuge Notebook: Options for managing wildfires in Alaska
Over 100 years ago, our nation adopted its first policies about dealing with wildfires. A gigantic forest fire…
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Tracking Juneau’s endangered bats
“It sounds a little bit crackly,” Courtney Pegus said, putting his ear to what looked like an oversized…
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Backyard mini orchards: Smaller apple trees a popular option
Miniature trees have become a popular way to grow apples in backyards. Dwarf and semi-dwarf trees are smaller…