Promise grows as lake renovation wraps up at Willow Slough

Promise grows as lake renovation wraps up at Willow Slough

Fish and other habitats, as seen sticking out of the water from shore last week.Dale Bowman MOROCCO, Ind. — While I checked changes around J.C. Murphey Lake at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area on Thursday, two pairs of sandhill cranes bugled from different spots, red-winged blackbirds trilled, ducks (some I couldn't ID) swam and flew, and Canada geese filled space.Renovations go beyond work on the lake bed, which began when water control st…