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Refuge Notebook: Checking on the little things that fish need
This October, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game applied rotenone, a fish-killing pesticide, to Vogel Lake, North…
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Refuge Notebook: It’s more fun than walking
I’m not sure which one of us was more excited about the fresh snow, my ski partner or…
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Refuge Notebook: Thankful for winter’s natural wonders — A beautiful disorientation?
There’s a good chance I may be in the minority on this one, but I love winter. Most…
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Refuge Notebook: On point this fall
His eyes were fixated on the white spruce before us. We knew what we sought was in there…
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Refuge Notebook: Getting a boost from SCA trail crews
This past summer, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge saw the benefit from four additional trail crews provided by…
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Refuge Notebook: Mating systems of moose and caribou
Driving home the other day, my friend and I came across a big bull caribou chasing several cows…
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Refuge Notebook: Spreading my wings and flying into a new field
In 2019, I became a biology intern at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for the first time! Here…
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Refuge Notebook: Will yellow cedar move to Kenai Peninsula?
My first job as a field biologist in Alaska was working for the Tongass National Forest. I was…
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Refuge Notebook: Wolverines show how knowledge leads to conservation
As I contemplated a topic for this week’s Refuge Notebook article, I turned to a few of my…
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Refuge Notebook: When hemlocks burn
When the weather deteriorates in the mountains, I head for those deepest green patches of forest at tree…