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Chris Giegerich holds a monster halibut he caught on the F/V Huntress with Capt. Josh Brooks on May 3, 2020, while fishing in lower Cook Inlet with his family. (Photo courtesy of Joleen Brooks, F/V Huntress)

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Angler catches monster halibut

A monster halibut caught on May 3 by Chris Giegerich would have been a contender last year —…

Seawatch: UFA holds seminar on new health mandates

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Seawatch: UFA holds seminar on new health mandates

United Fishermen of Alaska, with some financial help from Icicle Seafoods, held an informative webinar last week on…

A completely normal scene at the top of Slaughter Ridge in Cooper Landing. (Photo provided by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: AM/FM

I woke up to the sound of a stranger crying and decided to go directly back to bed.…

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

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Refuge Notebook: Forest morels: Year after fire brings rewards

2019 will be synonymous with wildland fire for most of the residents of the Kenai Peninsula, and as…

Nick Varney

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Unhinged: Believe it or not, there’s a bright side

Don’t worry, I’m not going to jump into the COVID-19 kerfuffle.

A painting by the author. (Photo provided by Erin Thompson)

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Out of the Office: Painted blue

I went to Homer a few weeks ago to find blue.

Refuge Notebook: Recreational safety after the Swan Lake Fire

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Refuge Notebook: Recreational safety after the Swan Lake Fire

Residents of the Kenai Peninsula are all too familiar with wildfire after the summer of 2019. Not only…

A soils primer for Homer: Mutnala soils are most photogenic

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A soils primer for Homer: Mutnala soils are most photogenic

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

The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information)

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Reminder: Burn permits are suspended starting May 1

Starting Friday, May 1, all burn permits are suspended by the Alaska Division of Forestry, and burning both…

A soils primer for Homer: Beluga soils get name from their water

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A soils primer for Homer: Beluga soils get name from their water

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

Seawatch: Salmon harvest project to be low — if there’s a season

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Seawatch: Salmon harvest project to be low — if there’s a season

The 2020 salmon harvest for Alaska is expected to be down compared to last season, mostly due to…

Skyline Trail has damaged tread as well as hazard trees from the Swan Lake Fire. (Photo by Christa Kennedy/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Swan Lake Fire trails update

Last fall the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was forced to close eight trails due to Swan Lake Fire…

Kachemak soils are the dominant soils on the rolling hills in the Diamond Ridge area. (Photo courtesy Doug Van Patten)

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A soils primer for Homer: Kachemak soils have wonderful properties

This is the second installment of the series, “A Soils Primer” for the Homer area. This is meant…