Chopaka Lake Campground To Stay Open As Other DNR Facilities See Recreation Cuts

The state campground at Chopaka Lake will stay open after all, a relief for flyrodders who strongly urged the Washington Department of Natural Resources to keep the facility at the destination Okanogan County trout water open in the face of continued budget cuts.
NWTF Smoot Hill Habitat Project Aims To Boost Cougar Country Turkey Population

Volunteers with the National Wild Turkey Federation planted around 4,000 trees and shrubs on a Palouse property enrolled in the state’s Hunt by Reservation system in hopes it will provide roosting and travel corridor habitat for gobblers and enhance hunting opportunities.