Volunteers needed for county parks

Whitman county parks are in dire need of volunteers this year because the parks department has fewer seasonal employees.

Leaf raking, tree planting, trash collecting, sign painting and other outdoor chores all need to be done in the county’s four parks and miles of county trails.

The department has two full-time office staff, two full-time park rangers and one and a half seasonal employees to cover a year fraught with cuts and delays to the park budget.

“We are so limited in staff now. We just don’t have enough people to put together to do some of these bigger projects,” said Parks Director Ti...