If you lived in the woods on the Kenai Peninsula in the 1990s, you may not want to read this article. Those were the years… Continue reading
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Bonni Villaman and Deanna Wilson, both elementary school teachers, set the tone of the day early by ramming their canoe into a… Continue reading
Bill Santos, who lives in Taunton, Mass., called me earlier this week, and the talk soon turned to fishing.For many years, Bill made the long… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Tires flung mud in our eyes and rain soaked every layer of clothing. The descent made our brake rotors too hot to… Continue reading
People are screaming and sirens are wailing throughout the city. Children are lost, stumbling lone through the streets. Parents and guardians scramble to sift through… Continue reading
For weeks, rainbow trout fishing on the Kenai River has been hot. Clear, low water filled with the rotting flesh and stray eggs of spawned… Continue reading
While anglers should be cautious with rising water on the Kenai River from the release of the Snow Glacier-dammed lake, the event does come with… Continue reading
The first fishing how-to in print was Izaak Walton’s “The Compleat Angler,” published in 1653, and writers have been writing how-tos ever since.Writing fishing how-tos… Continue reading
There’s a saying in Alaska that when the fireweed stops blooming that the wildfire season is over. This seems to be valid for most but… Continue reading
It doesn’t take massive flowerbeds to make beneficial insects happy — just a few pollen- and nectar-rich plants in a small area, a “pollinator pocket.”Common… Continue reading
Normally, the Kenai Peninsula seems to go straight from summer into fall. This year, however, summer has been lingering — and the fish in peninsula… Continue reading
Is that expensive camera you bought last winter in hopes of becoming a professional photographer just sitting there collecting dust? Or did you just get… Continue reading
For centuries, mankind has been the dominant species. We domesticated animals, locked them up, killed them for sport. But what if all across the globe,… Continue reading
WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — A 100-mile backpacking trip is a good start for sizing up a wilderness area as well as understanding what makes a… Continue reading
Cover crops are plants that gardeners and farmers have, since the beginnings of agriculture, grown not to eat but for the good of the soil.Blanketing… Continue reading
I can’t remember the last time I fished for Kenai River king salmon, but it was at least four years ago, and then only once… Continue reading
This year’s Youth Conservation Corps program has come to an end. Every summer a few lucky, randomly-chosen local high school students apply for positions to… Continue reading
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Aug. 14, 1987. I’ve edited it slightly for brevity. — LPThe sight of gold leaves… Continue reading
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Sometimes, smaller is better.Just ask Deanna Wohlgemuth, who still lives with her children in the small first home she bought 15 years… Continue reading
With a delicate flavor, rosy pink flesh and a texture similar to trout, pink salmon offers a blank canvas for sauces and other flavorings. Pink… Continue reading
