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    The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information)
    Reminder: Burn permits are suspended starting May 1
    By Megan Pacer • April 29, 2020 5:30 am

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

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    A soils primer for Homer: Beluga soils get name from their water
    A soils primer for Homer: Beluga soils get...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 22, 2020 5:30 am

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

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    Skyline Trail has damaged tread as well as hazard trees from the Swan Lake Fire. (Photo by Christa Kennedy/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
    Refuge Notebook: Swan Lake Fire trails update
    By CHRISTA KENNEDY Kenai National Wildlife Refuge • April 22, 2020 1:30 am

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

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    Kachemak soils are the dominant soils on the rolling hills in the Diamond Ridge area. (Photo courtesy Doug Van Patten)
    A soils primer for Homer: Kachemak soils have...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 15, 2020 5:30 am

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

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    A soils primer for Homer
    A soils primer for Homer
    By Michael Armstrong • April 8, 2020 5:30 am

    Looking for something to do while you are a captivated audience by the menacing and deadly coronavirus? Stay tuned for…

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    Photo by Ronan Dugan/USFWS                                 Kittiwakes build their sturdy nests on cliff sides, and they prefer to live in crowded neighborhoods for additional safety from predators.
    Refuge Notebook: Keeping an eye on birds
    By MARIANNE APLIN Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge • April 8, 2020 1:30 am

    Around this time of year I start to include a pair of binoculars in my checklist of essentials for heading…

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    Refuge Notebook: Migration is not canceled
    Refuge Notebook: Migration is not canceled
    By Marianne Aplin For the Homer News • April 1, 2020 5:30 am

    A friend told me recently that March is her favorite month. What? Not May when our birds of summer come…

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    AP file Photo/Mark Thiessen                                 In this March 20, 2019, file photo, Iditarod musher Nicolas Petit, of France, poses with two of his dogs in Anchorage. Nearly a third of the 57 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have quit the race before finishing, including Petit, who activated an alert button seeking rescue last Thursday morning, March 19, because of weather conditions.
    3 Iditarod mushers rescued because of poor trail...
    March 25, 2020 5:30 am

    Three mushers participating in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were rescued Friday after they activated their SOS beacons because…

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    Out of the Office: Nature in a time of pandemic can heal
    Out of the Office: Nature in a time...
    By Michael Armstrong • March 25, 2020 5:30 am

    As I write this I am in my third day of working at home — or, as I like to…

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    Refuge Notebook: Introducing Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
    Refuge Notebook: Introducing Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
    By Marianne Aplin For the Homer News • March 18, 2020 5:30 am

    We’ve probably already met, but you didn’t realize it. We’re the other national wildlife refuge headquartered on the Kenai Peninsula….

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    Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race
    Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race
    March 18, 2020 5:30 am

    ANCHORAGE (AP) — Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner easily won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, one of the…

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    Out of the Office: Back to basics
    Out of the Office: Back to basics
    By Megan Pacer • March 11, 2020 5:30 am

    What makes a successful season of Nordic skiing? Is it the miles you put in? How fast you go? Measurable…

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    Out of the Office: Dropping a line
    Out of the Office: Dropping a line
    By Brian Mazurek • March 4, 2020 2:30 am

    In my ongoing quest to shake off my Florida roots and achieve the illustrious title of “Real Alaskan,” I recently…

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