Sports
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.
Sports
Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s use of aerial photography over a century of exploration, science
Bradford Washburn’s historic mountaineering and mapping expeditions in the far north of Alaska and the Yukon are legendary.…
Sports
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…
Sports
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…
Sports
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.…
Sports
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…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch…
Sports
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…
Sports
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…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: It takes a village to keep bears wild on the Kenai
It has been a while since I have been up close and personal with a bear. It happened…
Sports
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…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: Youth Conservation Corps: A legacy of hard work and good times
Do you know a local high school student who likes to work hard in the outdoors, doesn’t mind…
Sports
Refuge Notebook: Sharing the landscape as bears wake up this spring
Snow and extreme cold were early this year. The conditions made for fantastic cross-country skiing, and the early…