Includes Other Work
Than That of Herd Care
AIp* cnfihrrff»#I With ftiifft
agemeti! IItill n|ii’i utinn „f thp Kp
I Niitidfiiil Moose Rlihgc Mfp
TW\ limited til study Nttd pimp of
»Hp moose herd, which in itself
now number* some 4,600 animal*,
In n fpppritly released summary
*'V K*»nge Manager John B, link
»ln of Moose Range KPtlvItlps for
11*02, there is also mention of
ntrds, fish and other wildlife, oil
operations, forest fires, and pub.
I'P use of the Range.
More Trumpeter Swans
J rum peter swan numbers this
past September reached a high of
175 birds. During the summer's
aerial surveys, 25 nests contain*
ing eggs or cygnets were located.
A know cygnet production of
o!i was recorded. This is consider*
ed about normal for the Range.
It also appears that some of
the trumpeter swans are winter
ing on the Moose Range for the
second year, the manager said.
Eleven adult swans and six cyg
nets were observed on the Kenai
River below Skilak Lake.
Fishermen and river travelers
using this area are cautioned not
to interfere with the birds as this
could be the nucleus of a perm
anent wintering population.
“Considerable work has been
done to revise the bird list, in
cluding collection of eggs and
birds to confirm our records,”
says Hakala.
One item of interest, recently
brought to light, is the inter
breeding of glaucous-winged ar.d
herring gulls at the Skilak Lake
rookeries.
Sport Fishing Good
Sport fishing on the Moose
Range was reported as exceeding
ly good this past year.
Through cooperation with the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, surveys of fresh water
lakes were continued. These sur
veys recorded species of fish,
spawning areas available, and
depth of the lakes.
The State also maintained a
weir on the Swanson River to
trap silver salmon. Salmon eggs
were collected for hatching in
State hatcheries. The fingerlings
will be used as planting stock in
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Other tV I Id ||f, Nttidt
A University nf Atnokn ef-Mrlu
«tp in studying the henver-snl
mnfi moose retMtlonship no the
K f • fl M | Nutidflttl Mofmp
ffut-in^ an aerial sitdvey (if iMtl
milpn of creeks and rivers, 2H ar
tiv, braver house* and 37 dam*
were counted,
R«*nultn to date Indicate salmon
to get through or over
«n,V beaver dam that ban h leak
or overflow. When water cur
rent* are completely stopped, the
Salmon make no attempt to go
upstream. Work will continue on
this study next summer.
During June, a ground-count of
Dali sheep in the Indian Creek
area revealed a lamb to ewe ra
tion of 31:100.
Aerial surveys in August indi
cated 740 sheep and 97 goats us
ing the nioutainous area of the
Moose Range. Both of these popu
lations are down slightly as com
pared to 1961.
OH and Forest Fires
Oil activities on the Moose
Range require continuous checks
and inspections, Hakala reports.
Several hundreds of miles of seis
mic line required cleanup work
last summer.
At the close of 1962, there were
52 oil wells, 1 gas wells and 15
dry holes on the Range.
Six forest fires burned a total
of 5J{ acres last year. The Bur
eau of Land Management has pri
mary responsibility for fire pro
tection on the Range.
A water well installation was
completed at the Slikak Guard
cabin which is maintained for
protection of the Range. The BI.M
handles primary fire control on
the Range and stations a fire
guard at this cabin throughout
the fire season.
Public' Uses Range
Public use on the Moose Range
for hunting, fishing, and other
recreational purposes was esti
mated at 104,500 man days last
year—a 46', increase over 1061.
Camping and fishing use. increas
ed greatly this past summer.
Numerous free use permits
were issued for harvesting fuel
wood and house logs for person
al use, trapping, and commercial
hunting and fishing camps.
A fee is charged for permits
covering commercial use of tim
ber and gravel. Over 702,000
board feet of timber were har
vested and 183,00 cubic yards of
gravel removed, resulting in pay
ment to the Government of $10,
■2o0 of which 25', is returned to
tie State of Alaska for school
and road purposes.
The President’s Accelerated
Public Works Program was initi
ated on the Range in November.
Forty-two temporary employees
were hired on recreation and con
servation projects.
Permanent personnel stationed
at the Kenai headquarters are:
Course Set
For Electronic
Tcrhnleinns
Aiming Ifilim luniks fieH«
eleehfifllc fwhwlHiMtfi, This rent
tH*»*#• will l(«i opening* for firmly
4<H» of Ihem,
"Thin In one *if Dir frrt«nn* why
I hr University of A Im• kn. (Hr
Hl«ti* F.mpliiyfnpnf Service, and
the Federal tlnvct'imi'iit are i»f.
ni’llfut n IN week cntlf'se !»i train
electronic technician* at the Un
iversity of Alaska," esplained Ilf*.
John Trynn, head of the Unlver
nlty'n Department of Fdeetrleal
Engineering,
“In Alaska," hr, Trytifi esplain
f’ll, "the run tty Federal electronic
installations sttrh an HMKWH. the
hKW f.lne, White Alice, the NAS
A sites. and the FA A, and the
m«ny private enmmunieHtiotts
companies need h very large num
her of well-trained electronic
technicians.”
“To help fill this need the Fed
eral government a u t h o r i zed
Kiants to the University and to
the State Employment Service
tinder the Federal Manpower De
velopment and Training Act of
lt>62 for an electronic technicians
course.”
The 48-week course will train
unemployed and under-employed
Alaskans to become electronic
technicians.
Applicants for the program
should have a high school educa
tion, however, those not having a
high school diploma are.still urg
ed to apply, Dr. Tr.von said. In
addition, the applicant should de
monstrate an aptitude for elec
tronics.
Applications and further infor
mation on this program may be
obtained at any office of the Al
aska State Employment Service.
Since the program begins on .June
•J, 1H6.3, applicants should get in
touch with the Employment Ser
vice promptly.
HOSTS EASTERN STAR CLUB
WILDWOOD STATION—Mem
bers of the Uiarnna Eastern Star
Club held their regular monthly
meeting last Saturday night in
Unit 27-H, Wildwood Station, the
home of Sp.5 and Mrs. Eddie Mor- ■
ton. Following business, there was
a discussion of the proposed
building of a Masonic Temple to
be jointly used by the Kenai Ma- ,
sonic Club and the Eastern Star
organization. It also was voted
that the group will not recess but
will continue meeting throughout
the summer months because of. T
the building project. The next
meeting will be at 7:80 p.m. May.
11, with the location to be an
nounced prior to the meeting.
Regional Refuge Supervisor D. L.
Spencer, Refuge Manager J. B.
Hakala, Assistant Refuge Manag
er R. V. Wade, Refuge Enforce
ment Officer A. S. Thayer, Fore
man and Maintenance man R. E.
Williams, Maintenanceman L. A.
Holt, Clerk S. E. Robinson and
Clerk-typist J. K. Peavley.
During the summer months,
three temporary wildlife aids and
several general laborers were em
ployed.
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Nl#»lM«M*** hrts hcrm employed M
SCMrdrify ft, fnfl'ftfl I'hfl^l, *H
piflHlcftrltdrl rif ketirti Hchfinls,
pilhH> Mrt f t*lt |JR when she t eplrtied
Mm. Trim Rmm. Mr*. stemmier
fnttfteHy wn* emplnyed «f rrm ke
rmi IdMftch ,»f the Alit«kri Statu
M«r»k amt prim m, moving in ke
tiai Hum Atiehnrirge served m a
seetetMhitl cttpmily at Alaska
Methodist 1‘fiiversity, even be
fttta erifistrueUofl nf the first
buildings. Mia, Moss resigned as
Katial srhuol secretary to go to
I a a a a to attend a aahnol for heau
tiaiana, Hha reportedly filarra to
tattler) to Alaskn to start hae own
liaaoty shop aftae completion of
lief training,
HKR ion WAS WAITING
M)f,DOT,NA — Don and Ver*
ona Wilson of the Soldotna Store
wasted no time last week in get
ting thair favorite grocery clerk,
•loan (Mrs. Dick) Hills, hack on
the job, Mrs. Hills anti three sons,
Tommy (14), Jimmy (10) and
Robbie (5) arrived back in Soldot
tih at 1 p.m. last. Tuesday after a
trip up the Alaska Highway from
four months spent at Sheridan,
Wyo., with Joan's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Car] Horton, An hour
later, at 2 p.m., Joan was once
also spent some time Outside, re
turned to Alaska in February,
again sacking up groceries, after
having taken off long enough to
take her sons out to lunch. While
in Wyoming, she kept busy work
ing as a nurses’ aide. Hills, who
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