Kamiak may get new trail

By Olivia Harnack

Gazette Reporter

PALOUSE – A proposal to build a new trail connecting to the existing Kamiak Park network is in the works at the Whitman County Parks and Recreation Department.

Several trails already stretch across Kamiak Park and interconnect. All these trails can be found on the north side and ridge of the butte.

"The county has a fair amount of land on the south side, where there is not a trail currently," Parks Superintendent Dave Mahan said. "We would like to be cautious of sensitive areas where there are sensitive plants. We hiked it and did some exploring up there.

"We...