Daily Archives: August 5, 2009
Because, why not? Redoubt Reporter marks 1-year anniversary
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter I have always been one to appreciate the wisdom and witticisms of others. My refrigerator, desktop, computer monitor and other flat surfaces I spend time around tend to accumulate favorite sayings, poems and quotations. My … Continue reading
Filed under editorial
Caught in between — Commercial nets dry while dipnetters finish season
Patrice Kohl Redoubt Reporter On July 24, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s projected return of Kenai River sockeye salmon dropped from a preseason estimate of 2.4 million fish to an in-season estimate of less than 2 million fish. … Continue reading
Filed under commercial fishing, dipnetting, fishing, salmon
Muddy waters — Overactive year in natural turbidity stirs up challenges for river water monitoring
Patrice Kohl Redoubt Reporter The impacts of human activities on Kenai River water quality are not as clear as environmental regulators would like. So when the Kenai Watershed Forum failed to secure enough funding to continue the second year of … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, Kenai River, Kenai Watershed Forum
If money were no obstacle … Federal stimulus funds help address salmon habitat
Patrice Kohl Redoubt Reporter Juvenile salmon once darted back and forth between the placid waters of Tern Lake and the meandering waters of Dave’s Creek, using both to find food and shelter. But construction on the adjacent Sterling Highway in … Continue reading
Holey memory — Origins of Kenai River fishing hole names can be elusive
Patrice Kohl Redoubt Reporter The Kenai River has been carving an ever-changing path through the Kenai Peninsula since long before fishermen invented fishing nets, lures or fishing rods. But ever since humans discovered the art of harvesting the river’s abundant … Continue reading
Common Ground: Wearing thin — Performance is high fashion in the wilderness
By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter A picture of a woman dressed in an expensive burgundy dress wearing a pair of generic hip waders caught my attention. The hip waders were folded over below the knee, overlapping to the … Continue reading
Science of the Seasons: Wet ’n’ wild enough to drive you buggy
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter As we motored up river after a great day of rainbow fishing on the Kenai River, we couldn’t help but smile as the setting sun retreated below a golden western sky. Smiling … Continue reading
Filed under insects, science, science of the seasons
‘If That Ain’t Country’ — Alaska gets to know Coe at Soldotna performance
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter David Allan Coe didn’t have to dip far into his vast repertoire of songs for the audience to peg him as country at his concert Saturday at the Soldotna Sports Center. That’s mainly what they … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, music
Art Seen: Creative ends — Artist continues to touch, inspire, even after gone
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter Once in a while, someone comes along who is such an open, neutral space for others that they are able to recognize their own divinity and innate worth within the context of the … Continue reading
Kicking it up — State tourney a boost to soccer fans, Kenai’s summer economy
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter July 31 heralds a turning point of summer in Kenai. Dipnetting and Kenai River king fishing are over for the year, taking with them a large chunk of the visitors who support the area’s summer … Continue reading
Plugged In: Format for success — JPEG? RAW? How a photo file starts affects how it’ll end up
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter I think that the Reporter’s readers deserve a break. My last several Zone System articles may have been just a bit intense, rather like our summer Sterling Highway traffic, and included sentences almost … Continue reading
Filed under photography, technology
