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A great horned owl sits in a tree. (USFWS/Colin Canterbury)

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Refuge Notebook: Finding perfection in the imperfect

The new snow brought our refuge manager outside for a morning walk

Freshwater invertebrates after processing in a kitchen blender. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

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Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek

Just over a year ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game applied the pesticide rotenone to two…

Invasive green crab. (Photo by Ryan Munes, USFWS)

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Crabby about invasive green crabs

They’re described as one of the biggest threats to Alaska’s marine environment, and you’ve probably never heard of…

The sun rises over the mountains on the Sterling Highway on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, outside of Sterling, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Deep breath, long drive

I’ve made the drive between Soldotna and Anchorage probably hundreds of times, including twice a week for a…

Snow falls around the Peninsula Clarion building on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: One day at a time

So, it snowed this week. Not, like, a little bit — it snowed a lot. I’d guess about…

This artwork placed Sept. 11, 2022, on "Breathe," the 2022 Burning Basket in Homer, Alaska, expressed the author's hope that his prostate surgery would remove the cancer from his body. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Journey to Cancerland

These Out of the Office columns give the writers of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion an opportunity…

The cedar-built kayak Nate Grinnell built to follow the voyageur’s journey. (Photo by Julie Grinnell)

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Refuge Notebook: From the Boundary Waters to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge — To build a boat

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series.

A room in the process of being painted Ultra Pure White. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Ultra Pure White

I recently painted the living room of the house in which I am living.

Aerial photo of the Kenai River in Alaska. (Photo by Dave Merz/FWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Flying a remote sensing mission on the refuge

The pilot begins to enter the airstrip and asks, “Are you good to go?” I respond, “Good to…

The daddy longlegs Nelima paessleri is abundant in Kenai Peninsula forests. It commonly enters crawl spaces in the fall. (Photo by Matt Bowser/UWFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Daddy longlegs of home, garden and mountains

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2005. It is republished with some updates.

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Out of the Office: Acceleration

Sometimes a standard run can feel incredible, and I now have a theory as to why.

Jaimie Musen and visitors on a Skyline Trail guided hike after a rainstorm. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Physical therapist, park ranger connects health benefits with outdoor recreation

After camping on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for a weekend, you return to work Monday feeling mentally…

A recent photo of Denali, whose height was first calculated by Bradford Washburn at 20,320 feet. (Photo by David Merz)

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Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s use of aerial photography over a century of exploration, science

Bradford Washburn’s historic mountaineering and mapping expeditions in the far north of Alaska and the Yukon are legendary.…