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Alaska pitches ANWR exploration plan

...things like ice roads - and envisions use of newer technologies.Miller said the prior seismic program had a lasting impact on vegetation and permafrost.Online:To read the state's proposal: http://1.usa.gov/10Jr9Iu and http://1.usa.gov...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-20/alaska-pitches-anwr-exploration-plan
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Task force suggests changes - Habitat protection proposal OK'd

...removing downed trees and planting native vegetation. It would also expand and further define...curbing removal of near shore native vegetation, decreasing erosion, sedimentation, damage...removing downed trees and planting native vegetation. ? Expands and further defines portions...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-04-30/proposals-from-anadromous-task-force
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Showshoe hares and moose interact to change browse

...years, can have significant effects on vegetation that both hares and moose feed upon...quantity, quality and composition of vegetation. In the Yukon Territory, a long-term...surprisingly, fewer herbivores can also affect vegetation dynamics. A computer model for the...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-03-14/showshoe-hares-and-moose-interac
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Perils of Polly: In search of gorillas

...Our video did much better. We watched the group of about 10 female and baby gorillas, led by a large silverback, munch vegetation, swing in the trees, and relax. We were supposed to stay at least 21 feet away, but the guide took us to about 10 feet...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-04-18/perils-of-polly-in-search-of-gor
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DOT clearing right-of-way along K-Beach, Sterling Highway

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will be clearing vegetation from the right-of-way along sections of Sterling Highway and Kalifornsky Beach Road in an effort to improve safety on those...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-12-03/dot-clearing-right-of-way-along-k-be
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Chickaloon Flats through a shorebird's eyes

...the familiar vast mudflats, bands of vegetation, and network of sloughs. But it's...breeding grounds. The diversity of vegetation provides nesting habitats for many species...uncertain. With the loss of more stable vegetation to early successional species, the...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-03-28/chickaloon-flats-through-a-shore
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Anadromous code measure voted down

...the costs, we can always add up how many dollars and cents the borough is spending, but it is very difficult to measure vegetation saved, or salmon saved." Borough Mayor Mike Navarre said the ordinance seemed to be "driven in the heat of the moment...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-03-25
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Refuge notebook: New refuge biologist-pilot embraces challenges

...I can remember one day last August when I used a Found Bushhawk to fly two biologists to a lake in the morning to sample vegetation and fish, then strapped a 17-foot canoe to the float and flew it from Galena to a duck banding camp near Huslia. After...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-04-04/refuge-notebook-new-refuge-biolo
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With proposal in hand, anadromous task force seeks input

...routine maintenance of existing landscape features like mowing, pruning, weeding, removing downed trees and planting native vegetation. It would also expand and further define portions of the code dealing with activities requiring a staff permit, and those...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-02-27/with-proposal-in-hand-anadromous-tas
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Refuge notebook: Springing ahead - what clocks and plants have in common

...C4 grasslands globally. As the climate cooled, animals that grazed on grass were replaced with those that browsed woody vegetation, and herbaceous C4 species weren't able to compete. C3 plants, with fewer enzymes and specialized parts, and greater...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-03-21/refuge-notebook-springing-ahead-
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