WALLA WALLA-Last week officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife provided the public with progress updates regarding implementation actions for the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area Floodplain Management Plan. The FMP includes mitigation and reconstruction of Rainbow Lake, which will begin on May 30, when drawdown begins, and will end in September early October.

The Rainbow Lake Campground will be unavailable from July through September, and the Deer Lake access road will be closed during construction, WDFW officials said.

The goal for Rainbow Lake is to increase its length and volu...