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    Matthew Morassutti at the Beluga Slough Trail in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Aurelia Umholtz/USFWS)
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    Summer seasonal field crews grow professionally through experiencing the beauty and the bounty of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by USFWS)
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    Example of a culvert blocked by natural materials on Port Graham Road. (Photo by Sarah Apsens/USFWS)
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    Snowshoers make fresh tracks on Headquarters Lake on a weekly guided walk at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Leah Eskelin/USFWS)
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    Having grown up in New England, I am no stranger to cold winters, lots of snow and season-specific outdoor recreational…

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A snowmachine at rest in front of the Snag Lake public use cabin.
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    Young samplings are better than a muffin to this moose on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/USFWS)
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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Technician Steve Hoekwater collects an eDNA water sample from Berg Lake on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on June 7, 2023, as part of an effort to detect invasive northern pike (Esox lucius). Photo by Nathan Davis/USFWS
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    Photo by T. Eskelin, USFWS
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    An adult male mountain goat with GPS radio collar shortly after release. (Photo by Dom Watts/FWS)
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    Photo by USFWS/Colin Canterbury
Wolf track on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
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    By Kevin Painter

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