Kamiak gets new trail segment in prairie restoration project

Approximately 1,200 feet of the Kamiak Butte trail has been relocated with the former section of trail returned to natural prairie land. The new piece of the trail on the 3.5-mile loop is situated higher, along the ridge of the butte, and allows hikers to see both sides of the butte as they gain altitude.

The old section needed to be replaced because hikers over the years had gradually widened the trail and tramped down the native ground, said Justus Barton, operations and trail coordinator.

The money to relocate the trail came from a $32,000 Prairie Restoration grant from the National Fish an...