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Bird Creek Fishing Spot, Seward Highway, Alaska
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Savoring Wild Salmon

Daniel Duane floats and fishes Alaska's healthy waters, glimpsing paradise regained

By Daniel Duane

May 1, 2008

Family camping trip
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Are We There Yet?

No, and don't hold your breath: The family vacation is fading fast

By Joe Robinson

May 1, 2008

Biologist Ken Nussear with a species that has little use for the golf courses, housing tracts, and casinos that are replacing its native habitat.

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November 3, 2023

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