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Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum
I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch…
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Refuge Notebook: A salmon in the freezer and a moose on the porch
There’s a moose on our patio and a bear near our RV steps. Life can be an adventure…
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Refuge Notebook: Fireweed shows Alaska’s summer clock is ticking
Alaska’s short, sweet summer is usually in full swing by the time you really notice it. “Better hurry…
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Refuge Notebook: Moose and pizza: A matter of taste?
Special note from Kris Inman, refuge supervisory wildlife biologist: From time to time, we look back at previous…
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Refuge Notebook: Youth Conservation Corps: A legacy of hard work and good times
Do you know a local high school student who likes to work hard in the outdoors, doesn’t mind…
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Refuge Notebook: Sharing the landscape as bears wake up this spring
Snow and extreme cold were early this year. The conditions made for fantastic cross-country skiing, and the early…
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Seeing STEM: Science career ambassador in a national spotlight
What do you want to be when you grow up …
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Refuge Notebook: Protecting Alaska from invasive species: A common goal near and far
Many regard Alaska for its wild and free landscapes and its importance to fish, wildlife, plants and people.…
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Refuge Notebook: Woodpecker doppelgangers
I was listening to the distinct sound of a woodpecker drumming a few days ago and caught a…
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Refuge Notebook: Forest regeneration efforts benefit moose on wildlife refuge
From time to time, we reshare past Refuge Notebook articles. We selected this article as part of our…
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Refuge Notebook: Names of living things have much to say
As we at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge seek to know about the living things that call this…
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Refuge Notebook: Blessed to live the Alaska dream
Note: In celebration of the Refuge’s 80th year, the Refuge Notebook articles will periodically feature stories from past…
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Refuge Notebook: A needle in a peatland haystack
Touching down, we could feel the widened skids sink, yet securely, on what was a soggy layer of…