Wooten Floodplain Update in October

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will update the public about implementation of the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area Floodplain Management Plan in a meeting at the City of Richland Community Center on October 24, and at the Youth Building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on October 25. Both meetings will begin at 4:00 p.m., and end at 6:00 p.m.

The FMP focuses on improving Tucannon lakes, restoring and enhancing habitat in the floodplain, burying the powerline between the Tucannon Fish Hatchery and Camp Wooten, and relocating campgrounds out of the flood plain (the last of which has already been completed).