Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Lewis and Clark Trail State Park's new ranger Melinda Owens is the first female ranger in the park's history. She began her job in early March and is working on cleaning up the park before it opens on April 1.
DAYTON - There's a new ranger at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park and she's got a big job ahead of her.
Melinda Owens, 38, began her new position at the state park on March 5 and she's chain sawing trees, burning and clearing trails to get ready for the park to open April 1.
Owens had been stationed on the Columbia Plateau Trail State Park and the Palouse Falls for the past 7.5 years. Unfortunately because of drastic cuts to the state parks budget, her position was eliminated. She was able to transfer to Lewis and Clark Trail State Park, but this position was also affected by the budget cuts....
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