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Alaska pitches ANWR exploration plan

...multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.State officials hope the plan will reinvigorate - and reshape - the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-20/alaska-pitches-anwr-exploration-plan
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Birding festival an educational opportunity for all

...bird hunting buddies and my elite birding friends," said Eskelin, a biological technician for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.The three day event, which starts Thursday, is a festival for children, families, seniors and even the avid...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-14/birding-festival-an-educational-oppo
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Murkowski talks oil, environmental lobby and federal overreach

...untapped oil. He said multiple attempts over decades to open those areas, such as NPR-A, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Arctic's Outer Continental Shelf were foiled by the environmental lobby. And, those views are still prevalent...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-15/murkowski-talks-oil-environmental-lo
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Refuge notebook: These are a few of my favorite things

...explicit permission to do so. On the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, noncommercial gathering by local rural residents...Bowser serves as Entomologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. You can find more information about the refuge at...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-05-16/refuge-notebook-these-are-a-few-
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Area residents work together for garbage cleanup

...eyesore, garbage left on the roadsides can also cause harm to Alaska's wildlife. Leah Eskelin, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge park ranger, said KNWR held their own event called Clean up, Green up last week with 30 volunteers and rangers picking...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-16/area-residents-work-together-for-gar
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Refuge seeks comments for draft fire plan

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is for the first time revising its fire management plan environmental assessment in accordance with national policy. The refuge...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-12/refuge-seeks-comments-for-draft-fire
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Dead in the water

...of Engineers and a special use permit for seismic work on Cook Inlet Region, Inc. land within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The reason, Parker said, is that Apache's seismic doesn't look directly below the surface, but extends for...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-11/after-eight-months-apache-seismic-wo
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Borough hears concerns about invasive elodea plant

...herbicides and seeking funding from various sources, said John Morton, supervisory biologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge."We are moving pretty quickly on this, about as fast as we can go," said Morton, who spoke at Tuesday's Kenai...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-09/borough-hears-concerns-about-invasiv
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Refuge notebook: Refuge keeps a pulse on bird migration

...Several recent studies conducted by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge targeted defining the dates of normal migration of...Eskelin, a Biological Technician at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, specializes in birds and has conducted research...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-05-02/refuge-notebook-refuge-keeps-a-p
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Refuge Notebook: When does 'close' become 'too close'?

...Non-competitive recreational activities on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, such as boating, fishing or hiking rarely involve...is the Supervisory Park Ranger for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. You can find more information about the Refuge at...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2013-05-09/refuge-notebook-when-does-close-
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