By JEFFREY MIZE Columbian staff writer Clark County has purchased two large pieces of land along the East Fork of the Lewis River to protect prime habitat for fish threatened with extinction.

By Jeffrey Mize, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Dec. 3--Clark County has purchased two large pieces of land along the East Fork of the Lewis River to protect prime habitat for fish threatened with extinction.

Clark County's decision sharply restricting J.L. Storedahl and Sons' right to mine for gravel on 101 acres near the East Fork of the Lewis River may force the Kelso-based company to rethink its seven-year, $3 million mining expansion bid.