Monthly Archives: October 2011
Copper the culprit? Amphibian deformation studies continue on the Kenai
Photos courtesy of Meg Perdue, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Studies continue on frogs with limb deformities found on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Observed abnormalities include ectromelia — part of limb missing; amelia — an entire limb missing; and micromelia … Continue reading
Filed under ecology
Blaze left to burn — Small wildfire sparked in popular hunting area
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter You know it’s been a quiet wildfire year on the Kenai Peninsula when the season’s biggest blaze comes in late October, doesn’t warrant firefighting effort and might even have gone unnoticed were it not smack … Continue reading
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Rare whale washes up in Tutka Bay — Stejneger’s beaked whale unusual in inlet
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune A whale found floating dead in Tutka Bay last week may be a rare Stejneger’s beaked whale. If so, professor Debbie Boege-Tobin and her students enrolled in the Semester By the Bay Program at the … Continue reading
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8 legs, new tattoo, what’s an octopus to do?
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune What marine animal can unscrew the lid of a jar, squeeze into a water jug, shoot out clouds of ink to mimic its own shape and tear off scientific tags meant to track him? The … Continue reading
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Pet project planning — Borough committee preparing for pets in disaster situations
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Catastrophic earthquakes, devastating tsunami, massive wild-land fires, highways and roads washed out by floods or buried by avalanches in winter — these are just a few of the possible crises that could plague the Kenai … Continue reading
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Cycle of success — Static Cycle headlines Kenai rock concert
Rocktoberfest, featuring Static Cycle, Stadium, AK Free Fuel, Fighting Silence and George and Sam, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium at Kenai Central High School. Doors open at 6 p.m., and a … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, music
Zombies on the run — Fundraiser promises spooky good fun
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Braaaaains, braaaaains, and Gatorade. Walking in the woods at night can be unnerving. On Friday, being in the forest will be a downright frightening experience, as the living dead will be walking and running during … Continue reading
Filed under outdoors, sports, Tsalteshi Trails
Art Seen: Focus on fine photography
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter The Kenai Photographers Guild has member work in the upstairs hallway gallery at the Cottonwood Health Center on Marydale Avenue in Soldotna this month and next, and a few of them really got … Continue reading
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Science of the Seasons: Phantom bugs can barely be seen
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter Ever since August when I saw a huge mass of bright red larval mites drifting across part of East Mackey Lake, I have been wondering if the mites had been successful parasitizing … Continue reading
Falling to a close — Autumn hunting wrapping up, time to prepare for winter
By Steve Meyer, for the Redoubt Reporter In the game management world, despite the best efforts of all concerned, things do not always work out as planned. As part of the Kenai-Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee that supported the … Continue reading
Almanac: Horsepower — real horse power
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter In autumn 1959, when moose-hunting season was about to open on the Kenai Peninsula and exploration and oil-drilling activity were still going full-tilt on the Swanson River Field, the Standard Oil Company of California posted … Continue reading
Night lights: Shedding light on phases of the moon
By Andy Veh, for the Redoubt Reporter Looking at the sky in the late evening around 11 p.m., prominent constellations and stars are the Big Dipper, part of Ursa Major, high in the northeast, and the Little Dipper high in … Continue reading
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