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    Refuge Notebook
    Invasive green crab. (Photo by Ryan Munes, USFWS)
    Crabby about invasive green crabs
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • November 16, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    The cedar-built kayak Nate Grinnell built to follow the voyageur’s journey. (Photo by Julie Grinnell)
    Refuge Notebook: From the Boundary Waters to the...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • October 26, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Aerial photo of the Kenai River in Alaska. (Photo by Dave Merz/FWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Flying a remote sensing mission on...
    By DAVE MERZ Refuge Notebook • October 7, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    The daddy longlegs Nelima paessleri is abundant in Kenai Peninsula forests. It commonly enters crawl spaces in the fall. (Photo by Matt Bowser/UWFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Daddy longlegs of home, garden and...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Jaimie Musen and visitors on a Skyline Trail guided hike after a rainstorm. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Physical therapist, park ranger connects health...
    By JAIMIE MUSEN • September 14, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    A recent photo of Denali, whose height was first calculated by Bradford Washburn at 20,320 feet. (Photo by David Merz)
    Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • September 7, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Pilot and biologist Dom Watts collects bees at Twin Lakes as part of the refuge’s pollinator survey. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: A summer on the refuge —...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    I’ve never been one to be partial to favorites. But, on an overcast and rain bath morning in mid-July, while…

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    Photo by Ken Gates 
Some great examples of genetic diversity with Kenai River king salmon populations.
    Refuge Notebook: Where have the big Kenai River...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    Over the years, fishing for king salmon has provided many anglers with great memories and stories to tell their friends…

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    Ken Gates (left) and Jim Boersma at the Funny River weir in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Anatomy of a fish weir —...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 10, 2022 2:30 am

    During a routine physical exam, your doctor checks your vitals: Weight, heart rate, blood pressure and so on. Annual visits…

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    Refuge Notebook: A guide to adventures that abound...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 3, 2022 2:30 am

    Among the gems hidden within Alaska’s vast National Wildlife Refuge lands, there is an area that has drawn me back…

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    Cattails line the shore of Clam Lake on July 5, 2022. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 27, 2022 2:30 am

    I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch of cattails…

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    Bill shows his appreciation for the Kenai sockeye after a successful evening fishing trip with friends, new and old. (Photo provided by USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: A salmon in the freezer and...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 20, 2022 2:30 am

    There’s a moose on our patio and a bear near our RV steps. Life can be an adventure as a…

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    Thereճ a lot of buzz around fireweed. A diversity of pollinators visit the flowers. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/USFWS)
    Refuge Notebook: Fireweed shows Alaska’s summer clock is...
    By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • July 13, 2022 2:30 am

    Alaska’s short, sweet summer is usually in full swing by the time you really notice it. “Better hurry and enjoy…

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