9 Nov 2021

21-060 Bennington Lake annual drawdown is underway in preparation for flood season

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Mill Creek Project staff began drawing down Bennington Lake on Nov. 8, 2021 to prepare for the upcoming flood season.

3 Aug 2021

21-045 Corps of Engineers increases fire restrictions at Rooks Park and Bennington Lake

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Due to increasingly dry and hot conditions, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Natural Resource Management officials are increasing fire restrictions in Rooks Park, Mill Creek Dam and Bennington Lake.

2 Jun 2021

21-031 Goats coming to graze at Mill Creek

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla District will be using a herd of goats to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office. They are scheduled to arrive June 3.

31 Jul 2020

20-041 Diffuser block rehabilitation to result in trail closures at Rooks Park

Walla Walla, WA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) will be rehabilitating the diffuser blocks at the base of the diversion dam at Rooks Park beginning August 3, resulting in trail detours and trail closures in Rooks Park.

1 Apr 2019

19-027 Rooks Park opens to vehicle traffic

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff opened Rooks Park’s gates to vehicle traffic today, April 1, according to Walla Walla District operations officials at the Mill Creek Project. Rooks Park is located on Mill Creek Road about 1 mile east of Walla Walla, Washington.

3 Dec 2018

18-127 Corps to construct ADA-compliant trail through Rooks Park

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Construction begins this week on a new paved trail at the Mill Creek Project’s Rooks Park that will meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials.

28 Mar 2018

18-029 Rooks Park to reopen for vehicle traffic April 1

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Rooks Park will open to vehicle traffic for the spring-summer recreation season on Sunday, April 1, Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials announced, today.

9 May 2016

16-024 Goats return to manage levee vegetation along Mill Creek; temporary leash rules in effect to help protect goats, visitors

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A herd of goats arrives today, Friday, May 6, to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office.

9 Sep 2015

15-063 Corps of Engineers finalizes Mill Creek levee maintenance plan

Corps of Engineers finalizes Mill Creek levee maintenance plan WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Following intensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review and consideration of public comments which led to a modification of its preferred alternative, the Corps’ Walla Walla District Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Vail signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) today for its plan to perform vegetation maintenance on the Corps-managed section of the federal levee system along Mill Creek in Walla Walla.