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Photo credit: USFWS                                 A morel mushroom grows in disturbed gravel on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

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Out of the Office: Morels surge confidence

I’m writing this in the car on the drive to Anchorage. My boyfriend, Nate, and I are in…

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Kachemak Bay trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Reeling ‘Em In: Nick is back with summer fishin’ report

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick is back with summer fishin’ report

Howdy folks. Yep, we’re back and wish to offer our apologies for not having the usual fishing report…

COVID-19 impacting local fitness centers

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COVID-19 impacting local fitness centers

In the small town of Homer, Alaska residents are finding ways to stay active while fitness facilities begin…

Salmon can be seen in the waters of Bear Lake, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenny Regan)

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State provides additional guidelines for setnetters

As commercial fishing season ramps up in Alaska amid the global novel coronavirus pandemic, the state has provided…

Archaeology students participate in a dig near Delta Junction, Alaska, conducted by Dr. Kate Krazinski and Dr. Brian Wygal of Adelphi University in summer 2019. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: One person’s trash is another’s artifact

Archaeology. OK, what was the first thing that came to your mind when you read that word? I…

Alaska State Parks logo. (Image courtesy Alaska State Parks)

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Kachemak Bay trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Alaska State Parks logo. (Image courtesy Alaska State Parks)

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Kachemak Bay trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Fishing charters ask for modified regulations during COVID-19 pandemic

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Fishing charters ask for modified regulations during COVID-19 pandemic

With their regular stream of out-of-state tourists significantly dried up, fishing charter operations are looking to lure Alaskans…

Seawatch: Busy news week in fisheries

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Seawatch: Busy news week in fisheries

It has been a busy week in the fishing industry, from a spate of false distress calls in…

Dan Rapp and Sarah Youngren of Soldotna have spent the last five summers on Aiktak Island in the eastern Aleutians and hope to return in 2020. (Photo by Sarah Youngren)

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Refuge Notebook: Learning to love the ‘sweat and shiver’ diet

Have you ever spent a weekend camping, maybe a long weekend, when the rain never seemed to quit?…

Mills Creek on April 29, 2020 in the pass between Cooper Landing and the Turnagain Arm. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

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Out of the office: Summer arrives

What was I doing?

A soils primer for Homer: Starichkof soils are the bogs and fens of Alaska

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A soils primer for Homer: Starichkof soils are the bogs and fens of Alaska

This is the next installment in the series “A Soils Primer for Homer.”