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A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Snowmachine use barred in refuge, areas of Chugach National Forest

Inadequate snow cover cited as reason for the closure

The Sterling Highway crosses the Kenai River near the Russian River Campground on March 15, 2020, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Russian River Campground reopens for winter

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Skiers get a lift up the hill at the Homer Rope Tow on Ohlson Mountain in this March 2014 photo in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow completes annual safety inspection

The club prepares meeting to elect new board members

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Parts of refuge open for snowmachining

The refuge advises that snowmachine users exercise caution

Clarion Sports Editor Jeff Helminiak harvests a newsroom Christmas tree from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Arc Lake outside of Soldotna, Alaska, on Dec. 3, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Christmas tree harvesting available around Kenai Peninsula

Trees may be harvested until Christmas Day

Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Families enjoyed exploring the sensory spider bin.

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Refuge Notebook: Nature is for everyone

A few weeks ago, I found myself in a dark room with around 500 spiders. This might sound…

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Diamond Creek trail reopened for public use

Mudslides resulting from heavy rains on Oct. 11 previously washed out a portion of the trail’s upper leg.

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: The Beast

We first noticed what looked to be trouble brewing in the far hinterlands of the Bering Sea while…

Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion
Downed trees are seen in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in September 2020.

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Refuge opens for firewood collection Tuesday

Only trees that are dead and down within designated areas may be cut

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Diamond Creek Trail closed indefinitely

Recent rains caused a mud slide on the trail, making it impassable

Forget-me-nots are in bloom on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 near a certain raspberry patch in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Forget not the little joys in life

I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter recently about how difficult it is, and how deliberate one must…

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: In memory of the fishing hole mayor

I would like to take a moment to answer a general question many of you have asked in…

Matthew Morassutti at the Beluga Slough Trail in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Aurelia Umholtz/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: The futures ahead

I’m sure you’ve all looked back at your lives at some point, thought back on decisions, be it…