Larger than West Virginia, the Kenai Peninsula has the best of Alaska: ... What was forest is now savanna. There is now a 40,000-acre grassland in the Caribou Hills between Homer and Ninilchik.

Over the past 30 years, temperatures in the Kenai Peninsula have increased 0.7°C.In the last 15 to 25 years, species such as dwarf birch, blueberriesand black spruce have grown up in areas where ...

It basically burns off the forest cover and burns some of the surface peat that’s acting to protect these permafrost deposits on the Kenai Peninsula,” Jones said.

Springtime weather could increase avalanche hazards on the Kenai Peninsula. (From Andy Moderow/Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center) With warmer weather in the immediate forecast ...

These were just some of the scenes my 11-year-old daughter and I experienced while on an eight-day vacation in the heart of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a two-hour drive south from Anchorage.

SOLDOTNA -- Thirty years ago, moose on the Kenai Peninsula were legendary for their size and abundance. Now, however, it appears increasingly likely that those historic days are, indeed, history ...

A five-day drive around the Kenai Peninsula reveals few crowds, affordable lodging and autumn colors. But your ability to be flexible will almost certainly be tested. A view of the Seward Highway ...

KETCHIKAN — The Kenai Peninsula is leading efforts in eradicating elodea, an invasive aquatic plant species found in various parts of the state.The leafy, ...

Kayaking on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage is so much fun. With beautiful lakes, rivers and bays at Seward and Homer, ...