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Refuge Notebook: The little-known predator of the seasonal pond
Not to be confused with the more noticeable surface whirligig beetles that swim in a circle, predaceous diving…
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Refuge Notebook: Lots to spot this spring on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Fluffs of shiny black fur, russet red velvety noses, bright yellow mouths open wide.
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Refuge Notebook: Adaptation as consistency?
This year has been one for the books. Many of us had to change and adapt the way…
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Refuge Notebook: Summer hummers
Recently, I was in Seward attempting to catch and band the first rufous hummingbird of the year. We…
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Refuge Notebook: The outlook for Pacific brant
After a multiweek weather delay, Biologist/Pilot Heather Wilson and I took off from Kenai just before noon, Jan.…
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Refuge Notebook: Meet our amazing Pacific brant
This is the first of a two-part series describing a charismatic but lesser known goose species, its past,…
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Refuge Notebook: Read a book, spend time in nature with StoryWalk
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more…
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Refuge Notebook: Update on non-native species in refuge
While some planned projects at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge were put on hold in summer 2020 due…
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Refuge Notebook: A new perspective on Kenai morels
Years ago, a co-worker shared with me a place where morels appeared at the bases of cottonwood trees.…
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Refuge Notebook: Ice patch archaeology
Alaska’s mountains and glaciers are beautiful to observe, and many of us enjoy summertime hikes and backpacking among…
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Preparedness is key to staying safe in the backcountry
If you spend any time in the backcountry it’s bound to happen: an ankle sprain halfway into a…
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Refuge Notebook: When life gives you lemons, make a trail
The cross-country ski trails adjacent to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center at the top…
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Refuge Notebook: The fall of sea stars
Sea stars are a keystone species. As a top predator, they can restructure intertidal communities. For example, by…
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Refuge Notebook: Leave it to beavers
I was skiing along a lake in the canoe system on a clear, cold winter day, enjoying the…
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Refuge Notebook: Could bears benefit from changing coastal marshes?
Flying over the Cook Inlet coast, you can look down and see expansive salt marshes where mountain rivers…
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Refuge Notebook: Life in Kenai Peninsula freshwater springs
I like winter. I really do. The cold and the dark don’t wear on me too much as…
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Refuge Notebook: What’s your number? Mine is 5
Have you ever considered how many salmon streams you cross on your daily drive to work, school or…
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Refuge Notebook: A refuge manager’s perspective on 2020
A friend and colleague recently sent me a list of “things to consider” as 2020 drew to a…
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Northern Hawk Owls frequent Swan Lake Fire burn
In a gliding dive it swooped down from atop an aspen and disappeared, plunging into the fresh snow…