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Moose Mountain to open for Thanksgiving weekend
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While Birch Hill Ski and Snowboard Area on Fort Wainwright was the first of Fairbanks’ three downhill ski areas to open last weekend. Moose Mountain Ski Resort in the Goldstream Valley, and Mount A...
Luke Decicco, a technician for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, holds a short-eared owl wearing a satellite transmitter on its back. Jim Johnson photo Biologists use satellite transmitters to track down winter homes of Alaska’s short-eared owls
FAIRBANKS — Each day when he shows up at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Fairbanks, biologist Travis Booms tracks down the short-eared owls he is studying. Booms, the department’s non-...
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Making a winter list of things to do makes the winter go by faster
Now that we finally have some snow and the first cold snap of the year has hit, albeit a pretty mild one, it’s time to release my annual winter list of things to do. I’m confident this is going to...
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News-Miner outdoors editor Tim Mowry recently spent 2 1/2 weeks in Australia with his wife, Kristan, and 11-year-old son, Logan. As you can tell from some of the photos they took, Australia is a wild, warm and wonderful place. Photos by Kristan Kelly and Tim Mowry Visit to Australia opens Fairbanks family’s eyes to a colorful new world
FAIRBANKS – All I can say is at least there was snow on the ground when we got home. If that hadn’t been the case, returning to Fairbanks after 2 1/2 weeks in Australia would have been even toug...
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Be a biologist for a day; join the Fairbanks FeederCount
FAIRBANKS — People who feed birds during the winter in Fairbanks can help biologists who study those birds learn more about them by participating in the annual Fairbanks FeederCount on Saturday....
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New application period for drawing Tier I and II hunts
FAIRBANKS — It’s not too early to start thinking about the 2010 hunting season, especially since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has instituted an earlier application period for drawing T...
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Outdoors calendar — Nov. 12
Ski swap If you weren’t able to find what you were looking for or missed the West Valley High Ski Swap last month, you’re still in luck. The Fairbanks Ski Patrol and Fairbanks Alpine Ski Club wi...
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UAF ski hut gets makeover
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ octagonal ski hut is brighter, warmer and more efficient, thanks to a recent $20,000 upgrade. The hut located at the West Ridge trailhead now has ...
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ADF&G wants dip netting, spear fishing permits
FAIRBANKS — Whether you went dip netting in the Copper River at Chitina or spear fishing on the Chatanika River, it’s time to return your harvest reports to the Alaska Department of Fish and Gam...
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Nordic skiers not complaining about ‘organic’ trail conditions
FAIRBANKS — Only about 5 inches of snow has fallen so far this winter in Fairbanks, but nobody is complaining about conditions on local cross-country ski trails. “It’s better than not skiing,” B...
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A man runs with his dogs along the edge of the Chena River on Wednesday. River users need to be aware of unsafe ice conditions along the lower portion of the river. Warm water from the Aurora Power Plant keeps the river from freezing in a large section through town. Be smart – and careful – when traveling on ice this time of year
FAIRBANKS — The ice on most small lakes is safe enough to walk, ski or fish on, but that’s not necessarily the case for larger or flowing bodies of water. “The smaller ponds and stuff seem to be...
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Outdoors briefs — Nov. 5
Teton Gravity film Looking for a way to get pumped for the downhill ski and snowboard season while you wait for more snow? Check out the annual Teton Gravity Research Ski Movie at the Pioneer Pa...
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Alaska bear hunters stranded when bear shreds raft
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear – shreds your raft. Alaska State Troopers say several members of a bear-hunting party found themselves stranded ...
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge may open O’Malley River to bear viewing
KODIAK – Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge ( KNWR ) plans to open the O’Malley River area to bear viewing while limiting snowmachine access in the Den Mountain area in regulations to be fina...
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Stimulus money goes to trail improvements in Southeast Alaska
By LEILA KHEIRY Ketchikan Daily News KETCHIKAN — A good hike can be stimulating, so it’s appropriate that federal stimulus funds will go toward improving several area hiking trails, includin...
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Jim Lanier, of Chugiak drives his team through the blowing snow on the Yukon River outside Ruby during the 2006 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Film showcases Iditarod history
KENAI — Since the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973 ­— when Dick Wilmarth crossed the finish line after more than 20 days on the trail to claim the $12,000 prize for first — the race ha...
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