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Borough hears concerns about invasive elodea plant

...clone itself," he said. "It spreads very, very quickly."Morton said the plant now covers about 80 to 90 percent of the Chena Slough in Fairbanks."This used to be grayling habitat, but now it is pretty much a big aquarium," he said of the slough...

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Chena River State Recreation Area to get makeover

...several construction projects planned for the Chena River State Recreation Area, including...5-mile Angel Rocks trail at Mile 49 Chena Hot Springs Road, where there will be...the top of the rocks to get a view of the Chena River valley. ''Right now we've got...

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New machine to benefit Chena River

...Instead of being dumped back into the Chena River, minerals removed at the water treatment...long run, the quality of the water in the Chena will be enhanced.'' The Alaska Department...of water and solids were pumped into the Chena River each year. The two-story press...

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Frozen Chena River doubles as an ice bridge for drivers

...FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Leave it to intrepid drivers to use the frozen Chena River as a shortcut instead of taking the more circuitous asphalt...done by people driving smaller or more expendable cars. The Chena Ridge Road resident said he regularly uses the ice crossing...

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Men use tow rope to fish yearling moose out of thawing Chena River

FAIRBANKS (AP) -- A snowmachine ride on the Chena River turned into an unexpected fishing expedition Monday afternoon for Bret Helgeson when he pulled a yearling moose out of the...

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Woman recounts terrifying ordeal with bear

...encountered the aggressive grizzly while hiking Thursday at Chena River State Recreation Area, east of Fairbanks. She said it...the encounter, she and her nieces had to hitchhike back to Chena Hot Springs Resort. They later hired a locksmith to open the...

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Bears keep bullying hikers in Interior

...if they find the duo displaying the same type of behavior they have been exhibiting toward hikers on a popular trail in the Chena River State Recreation Area. "If they come up and challenge them, I told them to go ahead and (kill) them," Brooks Ludwig...

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Kenai Peninsula Online - Alaska NewspaperLoose llama surprises Interior hikers 09/10/04

...hikers FAIRBANKS (AP) Hikers in the Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks...and Lisa Dick spotted the llama on the Chena Dome Trail on Monday about two miles from the trailhead at 49.1 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road. A family coming down...

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Schools: Around the District

...1st - Coty Anderson, vocals; 2nd ? Billie Ray Denison, vocals. Junior category: 1st - Raymon Machen, piano; 2nd ? Chena Litzen, vocals. Elementary category: Alie Minium, vocals.Monday - High School Soccer begins. Thursday-Saturday - Region...

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Safety on the water

...boat. Eighty percent of the boaters who drowned were using vessels less than 20 feet in length. Having flipped a kayak in the Chena River in Fairbanks right after ice-out, I know how quickly cold water can numb your body and make you utterly helpless...

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