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Yearling brown bear cubs near the Russian River Ferry recently. (Photo by Matt Conner/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Tales of a federal wildlife officer — Brown bears at Russian River

The opening of this year’s sockeye fishery at the Kenai/Russian River confluence brought reports of two yearling brown…

The view of Seward, Alaska from the top of Mt. Marathon was a cloudy one on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Shifting clouds

Every cloudy day is different.

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Kachemak Bay State Park trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on catching those Fishin’ Hole kings

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on catching those Fishin’ Hole kings

Last Sunday, around o-dark-thirty, the action heated up at the Spit’s fishing lagoon, according to its mayor, Tom,…

A finished portion of the Sterling Fuel Break completed by a masticator machine. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Kenai fuel break will extend protection of communities

It’s no secret that wildfires play a significant ecological role in Alaska’s boreal forests, including those here on…

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Kachemak Bay trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Out of the Office: In the midst of a pandemic, birds are constant

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Out of the Office: In the midst of a pandemic, birds are constant

Scattered on my desk I have three journals: my bullet journal, the daily planner that sort of keeps…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: King run is fishing hole is good, but neurotic

The kings are coming into The Fishing Hole in heftier schools, but they remain Beverly Hills snobbish when…

Photo courtesy of Max Kaufman, Alaska Volcano Observatory                                 Sugarloaf Peak on Semisopochnoi Island, in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Refuge Notebook: Aleutian Islands oddities can win bets

Want to win a beer bet? Ask someone the location of the most southerly point in Alaska. The…

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Kachemak Bay trails report

The trails report is provided by Park Specialist Eric Clarke.

Jeff Helminiak / Peninsula Clarion                                The women’s field takes to the course Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Mount Marathon Race in Seward. Eventual winner Allie Ostrander is to the right of Christy Marvin (1).

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Mount Marathon Race canceled for 2020

The 93rd running of the race up and down the 3,022-foot mountain is rescheduled for July 4, 2021.

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.

Reeling ‘Em In: Honkin’ tides present fishing challenges

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Reeling ‘Em In: Honkin’ tides present fishing challenges

Double check your gear folks. Honkin’ tides are heading our way and hopefully, fishing action will start firing…