CATHLAMET — Building a dike through the heart of a wildlife refuge may not seem like an ecologically sound thing to do. But a $6 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineering project just west of here makes that claim.
Under a corps contract, a Chico, Calif., company is building a mile-long “setback” dike through part of the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for Columbian white-tailed Deer.
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