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Refuge Notebook
Fall colors, a dog and game in hand make for great outdoor experiences on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/USFWS)
Refuge Notebook: On point this fall
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • November 24, 2021 2:30 am

His eyes were fixated on the white spruce before us. We knew what we sought was in there based on…

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Student Conservation Association trail crews work on adding trail to Burneyճ Trail in the Skilak Lake Recreation Area. (Photo by Lee Dudak/SCA)
Refuge Notebook: Getting a boost from SCA trail...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • November 3, 2021 2:30 am

This past summer, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge saw the benefit from four additional trail crews provided by the Student…

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A bull caribou grazes in the Alaskan Arctic Refuge. The GNWT is seeking public input into its soon-to-be-released Bathurst Caribou Management Plan.
Photo credit Malkolm Boothroyd/malkolmboothroyd.com
Refuge Notebook: Mating systems of moose and caribou
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • October 27, 2021 2:30 am

Driving home the other day, my friend and I came across a big bull caribou chasing several cows down Kalifornsky…

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Photo by Angelica Smith/FWS 
Frannie Nelson collecting ground validation data for her undergraduate thesis in the Caribou Hills.
Refuge Notebook: Spreading my wings and flying into...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • October 13, 2021 2:30 am

In 2019, I became a biology intern at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for the first time! Here I was…

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Scaly, pale green leaves of a yellow-cedar near Sitka, Alaska. (Photo by M. Goff http://www.sitkanature.org/)
Refuge Notebook: Will yellow cedar move to Kenai...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • October 6, 2021 2:30 am

My first job as a field biologist in Alaska was working for the Tongass National Forest. I was stationed in…

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A visual picture of profound change in the alpine plant community post-2019 Swan Lake Fire. This picture is from 2021, two years after the fire. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
Refuge Notebook: Swan Lake Fire update: How are...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • September 30, 2021 2:30 am

By HEIDI HELLING

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Photo by Kris Inman 
A radio-tagged wolverine moves across the Greater Yellowstone.
Refuge Notebook: Wolverines show how knowledge leads to...
By Kristine Inman • September 15, 2021 2:30 am

As I contemplated a topic for this week’s Refuge Notebook article, I turned to a few of my trusted colleagues,…

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A Student Conservation Association team builds traditions around a game of Catan in a tent by Funny River. (Photo by US Fish and Wildlife Service)
Refuge Notebook: Settlers of Catan in the backcountry
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • September 8, 2021 2:30 am

By SANJA ZELEN

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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion 
Fireweed blooms along the Skyline Trail on Aug. 13, 2021, on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.
Refuge Notebook: Alaska ‘Super Bloom’: The beauty of...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 26, 2021 2:30 am

By SANJA ZELEN

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A mountain hemlock burned in the 2019 Swan Lake Fire, pictured June 29, 2021. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)
Refuge Notebook: When hemlocks burn
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 25, 2021 2:30 am

When the weather deteriorates in the mountains, I head for those deepest green patches of forest at tree line. These…

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A group photo of the campers after a digital scavenger hunt in Get Out and Get Dirty Camp. (Photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Refuge Notebook: And just like that, I was...
By Peninsula Clarion Contributor • August 18, 2021 2:30 am

As a child, being outdoors was a huge part of my life. Some of my favorite memories are those in…

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Some tanks were breached with explosives and the fuel set on fire, a method of eliminating fuel that was not very successful.
Refuge Notebook: A long-awaited cleanup gets underway on...
By Julia Pinnix Refuge Notebook • August 11, 2021 2:30 am

In the Aleutian Islands, the war brought thousands of soldiers and enormous quantities of equipment and supplies to a remote area.

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Photo by Nick Longobardi/USFWS 
First view of Lower Fuller Lake and the lower point of Round Mountain. Photo from standing on the bridge.
Refuge Notebook: The joy of unexpected rewards on...
By NICK LONGOBARDI Kenai National Wildlife Refuge • August 4, 2021 2:30 am

With summer traffic in full force, it took what seemed like an eternity to make it from Fred Meyer back…

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