County parks board backs fish and game water corridor plan

State plans to build an aquatic corridor in Rock Creek to connect Rock Lake, Bonnie Lake, and Chapman Lake were given a nod of approval by the Whitman county parks board Feb. 12.

The park board backed the state Fish and Wildlife proposal with a letter to the county commissioners.

Fish and Wildlife is interested in turning that corridor into a park to create more public access in and to protect the diverse range of species living there.

Mule deer, elk, bobcat, diverse waterfowl, golden eagles and cougars are a few of the species the department listed as living on that land, making it a rarity i...