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Refuge Notebook: Expect the unexpected
Climate change is changing conservation. We used to set goals and objectives around returning to historical conditions, a…
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Refuge Notebook: Finding perfection in the imperfect
The new snow brought our refuge manager outside for a morning walk
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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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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…
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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.…
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Refuge Notebook: A summer on the refuge — Valuing a wildflower to the value of a system
I’ve never been one to be partial to favorites. But, on an overcast and rain bath morning in…
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Refuge Notebook: Where have the big Kenai River kings gone?
Over the years, fishing for king salmon has provided many anglers with great memories and stories to tell…
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Refuge Notebook: Anatomy of a fish weir — Keeping a finger on the pulse of Alaska’s salmon runs
During a routine physical exam, your doctor checks your vitals: Weight, heart rate, blood pressure and so on.…
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Refuge Notebook: A guide to adventures that abound on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Canoe System
Among the gems hidden within Alaska’s vast National Wildlife Refuge lands, there is an area that has drawn…