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Refuge Notebook: From the Boundary Waters to the Kenai refuge: The beginning
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four-part series.
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Refuge Notebook: Flying a remote sensing mission on the refuge
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final part of a series the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is…
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Refuge Notebook: Daddy longlegs of home, garden and mountains
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2005. It is republished with some updates.
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Refuge Notebook: Aerial photography exploration, innovation expands into remote sensing
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is doing on…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch…
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Refuge Notebook: A salmon in the freezer and a moose on the porch
There’s a moose on our patio and a bear near our RV steps. Life can be an adventure…
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Refuge Notebook: Fireweed shows Alaska’s summer clock is ticking
Alaska’s short, sweet summer is usually in full swing by the time you really notice it. “Better hurry…
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Refuge Notebook: Moose and pizza: A matter of taste?
Special note from Kris Inman, refuge supervisory wildlife biologist: From time to time, we look back at previous…
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Refuge Notebook: Drilling down into bear dentition — A (safe) look into the mouth of Alaska’s bears
What comes to mind when you think of bears? Smokey? Losing the playoffs? What about teeth?
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Refuge Notebook: Only warm-blooded pollinator on peninsula has wings, will travel
This past weekend I participated in the Summer Hummingbird Days event hosted by the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.…
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Refuge Notebook: Swan Lake Fire — A burn severity story
If you live in Southcentral Alaska, there’s a good chance you’ve driven or hiked through the 2019 Swan…
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Refuge Notebook: Kenai River, the river that does it all
I did not fully appreciate the recent history of the Kenai River and surrounding watershed until I read…
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Refuge Notebook: Be nice to nettles!
Editor’s note: This article first appeared May 14, 2004, and is reprinted with minor edits.
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Refuge Notebook: More than fins, feathers and fur
In the fall of 2010, I found a job opening listed through USAJobs, with the U.S. Fish and…