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    Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
    This photo by COASST volunteer Carol Harding shows a dead and tagged murre found Aug. 22 on the Homer Spit. Volunteers tag dead birds to show they’ve been counted but otherwise leave the birds alone — something scientists recommend for beach walkers who find dead birds.
    Seabird deaths, warm oceans, algal blooms puzzle scientists
    By Michael Armstrong • August 27, 2015 9:18 am

    A series of unusual ocean events in Kachemak Bay, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has scientists wondering if warming oceans…

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    Kara Zwickey
    New visitor center manager hired
    April 29, 2015 1:02 pm

    Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge announces Kara Zwickey has been hired as as the new visitor center manager at the…

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    Public asked to comment on cattle in wildlife refuge
    Public asked to comment on cattle in wildlife...
    By McKibben Jackinsky • December 11, 2013 5:18 pm

    Lacking a mechanism to allow grazing on the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge’s 2,500 islands comprising 3.5 million acres, the…

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    Capt. Billy Pepper steers the R/V Tiˆglaˆx toward the fish dock to offload supplies on Monday.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    R/V TiˆGlaˆX: across the USA four times
    By Michael Armstrong • October 2, 2013 4:53 pm

    Some mariners might think they’ve put a few miles on their engines this summer, but bragging rights in the harbor…

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    Crowdsourcing earns poet visit to remote western Alaska village
    Crowdsourcing earns poet visit to remote western Alaska...
    By RACHEL D’ORO • May 29, 2013 2:49 pm

    ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage poet gets to realize her dream to visit the ghost of a remote western Alaska village…

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