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    Photo by Ken Gates 
Some great examples of genetic diversity with Kenai River king salmon populations.
    Refuge Notebook: Where have the big Kenai River...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    Over the years, fishing for king salmon has provided many anglers with great memories and stories to tell their friends…

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    Ken Gates (left) and Jim Boersma at the Funny River weir in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Anatomy of a fish weir —...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 10, 2022 2:30 am

    During a routine physical exam, your doctor checks your vitals: Weight, heart rate, blood pressure and so on. Annual visits…

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    Refuge Notebook: A guide to adventures that abound...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 3, 2022 2:30 am

    Among the gems hidden within Alaska’s vast National Wildlife Refuge lands, there is an area that has drawn me back…

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    Cattails line the shore of Clam Lake on July 5, 2022. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 27, 2022 2:30 am

    I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch of cattails…

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    Bill shows his appreciation for the Kenai sockeye after a successful evening fishing trip with friends, new and old. (Photo provided by USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: A salmon in the freezer and...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 20, 2022 2:30 am

    There’s a moose on our patio and a bear near our RV steps. Life can be an adventure as a…

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    Thereճ a lot of buzz around fireweed. A diversity of pollinators visit the flowers. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Fireweed shows Alaska’s summer clock is...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 13, 2022 2:30 am

    Alaska’s short, sweet summer is usually in full swing by the time you really notice it. “Better hurry and enjoy…

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    "Doing our part to be bear smart" keeps bears behaving naturally on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Photo taken with a 600mm zoom lens. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/FWS)
    Refuge Notebook: It takes a village to keep...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 6, 2022 2:30 am

    It has been a while since I have been up close and personal with a bear. It happened quickly. I…

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    A moose browsing on birch on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/FWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Moose and pizza: A matter of...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • June 29, 2022 2:30 am

    Special note from Kris Inman, refuge supervisory wildlife biologist: From time to time, we look back at previous articles, and…

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    YCC Enrollees harvest beetle-killed spruce for a facility enhancement project. (Photo by Nick Longobardi/FWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Youth Conservation Corps: A legacy of...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • April 20, 2022 2:30 am

    Do you know a local high school student who likes to work hard in the outdoors, doesn’t mind getting their…

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    A brown bear on the refuge captured on a trail camera, an example that den entrance and emergence varies and you can expect to see bears at any time of the year. (Image by Colin Canterbury/FWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Sharing the landscape as bears wake...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • April 13, 2022 2:30 am

    Snow and extreme cold were early this year. The conditions made for fantastic cross-country skiing, and the early deep snow…

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    Filming the introduction to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s biology team's use of science and technology at work at the refuge headquarters in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)
    Seeing STEM: Science career ambassador in a national...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • March 30, 2022 2:30 am

    What do you want to be when you grow up …

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    U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, is seen in this 2021 Empire file photo. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)
    Alaska Voices: Project American leadership and resources to...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • March 9, 2022 2:30 am

    We need to end our reliance on foreign fossil fuels TODAY.

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    Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Corri A. Feige.
    Revisiting Ambler decision contradicts White House clean energy...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • March 9, 2022 2:30 am

    The Ambler Mineral District was known even in 1980 as one of the richest mineral districts in the world

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