Native California bunch grasses are an exciting feature at Rodman

LCLT Newsletter • PO Box 711, Lower Lake, CA 95457 • (707)262-0707 • Spring/Summer 2015
Pamela Capito, Val Nixon, and Land Trust executive director, Catherine Koehler, working on a
patch of native California bunch grasses at the Rodman Preserve. Grasses include: Blue Wild Rye,
California Brome, and Purple Needle Grass, California’s state grass.
Native California bunch grasses are an
exciting feature at Rodman Preserve
By Roberta Lyons, LCLT board of trustees
Several years ago while doing an informal oak survey
at our Rodman Preserve property, we also delighted in
the presence of numerous patches of native California
bunch grasses on Preserve property.
Thanks to the expertise of our Executive Director
and resident ecologist, Catherine Koehler, we were able
to identify at least five different species of native bunch
grasses, including: California Purple Needle Grass
(Stipa pulchra); Squirrel Tail (Elymus elymoides); California Brome (Bromus carinatus) and California Oat
grass (Danthonia californica).
Because much of the ground cover at the Preserve
supports abundant non-native annual grasses from
Europe and Asia, many of which were intentionally
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President’s Message
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendered is the flour;
Spell check is unhappy with the opening lines of
Chaucer’s General Prologue to “The Canterbury Tales”
as presented in the original Middle English. One-third
of the words are flagged for me as needing attention.
About 635 years later, T.S. Elliot tipped his pen to
Chaucer in the opening lines of “The Wasteland”:
April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain
Spell check is much happier with Elliot.
Each poet is voicing the age old expectation of Spring
rain as a harbinger of first Nature’s beauty and then,
Mid-Year Appeal
is on its way
By Roberta Lyons
Membership committee chair
As our long-standing members know, the Lake
County Land Trust asks for support twice a year,
in what we call our Holiday and Mid-Year Appeals. Members of the Land Trust can donate to
either or both of these appeals and it is greatly
appreciated. Our appeal letters are designed to
update members on our latest activities and encourage you to continue your invaluable support
of our efforts. This year our mid-year appeal
should be in the mail by early June and we look
forward to your response.
Again, thank you for your support. Funding
from our donors is what allows us to support our
new projects and our on-going commitment to
our Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake, the Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown, and other lands that
we steward. Thank You!
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By
Michael
Friel
Her bounty. In other words, “April showers bring May
flowers.” I doubt this saying predates Chaucer; it may
predate Elliot, and it may owe a debt to each of them.
We are perplexed in California to match our poesy
with reality. We know well enough of the drought of
March, but the sweet showers of April have amounted
to just two small storms. Indeed, most of the rain we
have received this season came in two torrential bursts,
one in December and one in February. Each was accompanied by ferocious winds. At my house, the February rain brought March flowers as Shooting Stars,
Blue Eyed Grass, and Blue Dicks, which came in that
order at least a month earlier than is typical.
“Typical” is a term linked to our expectations and
understanding of the process. Nature herself cares not
for our expectations and does what appears best to her
on a case by case basis. That is why I snort when
weather reporters speak of how much rain “we should
get,” as though the weather regards our needs or concerns and then deliberates on whether we are worthy
of rain or not.
Scientists tell us, and I believe, it is the other way
around. Our behaviors have significantly affected the
earth’s climate and that has manifested itself locally in
severe and atypical weather patterns. In California that
means drought, not just in March, but throughout the
year. Drought has been the reality for several years and
now our governor is familiar enough with the scenario
that he has ordered a 25% reduction in water usage.
In the face of changes a century or more in the making and of a global scale, what can one individual do?
The answer is, “your part.” Jonathan Franzen (not a
poet, but a novelist) wrote a fine article in “The New
Yorker” of April ‘06 in which he deals with the threat of
paralysis in the face of the scope of the problem. He
writes of efforts in Costa Rica and Peru and ultimately
concludes that we just make the effort regardless of our
chances for success.
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the
World.” concluded Shelley in his “Defense of Poetry.”
We must all find the poet inside of us and lead on the
issue of preservation of the environment. Only then
will our leaders notice and follow dutifully, as they
always do.
Join us for our annual
Spring
Celebration
Fundraiser
Aspidotis densa fern on Rabbit Hill.
Volunteers sought to
help at Rabbit Hill
Spring time on Rabbit Hill brings beautiful wildflowers, ferns and new growth on existing flora. This May
you will see Cal Fire Crews removing dead trees and
downed wood to help prevent fires. There will also be a
group of volunteers roofing and sealing up the stone
building with the intent of making it a future interpretive kiosk. Volunteers are needed to help with the continuing effort of restoring this uniquely historic serpentine outcropping to it’s former days as a sanctuary
for birds and people looking to enjoy beautiful views
and a quiet spot close to their neighborhood. For more
information call Val Nixon at (707) 331-8321.
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on Facebook at
facebook.com/LakeCountyLandTrust
Please join the
Lake County Land Trust
on June 7; 3 – 6 p.m. for our
Spring Celebration event.
Hosted by Lynne and Bernie Butcher in
the Garden of the Blue Wing Restaurant
and Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake.
Enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres and live
music by Deez Guize while learning
about the land trust’s latest projects.
Tickets are $50 per person with all
funds going to support the
Lake County Land Trust.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
Call (707) 262-0707 to reserve.
Payment in advance requested, but we
can accept arrangements for payment
to be taken at the event when you
make your reservations.
Looking forward to seeing you!
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Advances in numerous projects
that are slowly simmering!
As we move from a very summery spring into the
(hopefully mild) summer, we look forward to making
substantial gains on some of the projects that are currently simmering on the Land Trust’s proverbial stove.
Hopefully by the fall newsletter, we will have significant news on progress for our Big Valley Wetlands
project and Boggs Lake Preserve work.
One project that has advanced nicely in the last halfyear, however, is the Seigler Valley Wetlands restoration project, for which the Lake County Land Trust
just entered an agreement to hold the Conservation
Easement. As many of you know, the meadow that
dominates Seigler Valley on Cobb Mountain, and
which can be seen from the intersections of Big Canyon and Seigler Canyon Roads, once supported a substantial wetland at its north end. As is the fate of
many wet meadows, the wetland was drained in the
first half of the 20th century by European settlers in
order to increase dryland for cultivation. After lying
fallow for decades, this land was purchased by Coast
Range Wetlands, Inc. (a local restoration corporation),
which has worked with state and federal agencies to
formulate and implement a plan to restore the wetlands.
With the Lake County Land Trust entering into an
agreement with Coast Range Wetlands (CRW) to ac-
The Seigler
Project area.
Valley
Wetlands
Mitigation
cept the donation of a conservation easement on the
property, CRW can now proceed with its restoration
plans. The owners of CRW, Steve and Danielle
Zalusky, estimate it will take around 3 to 5 years to
complete the project, which will redirect water back
into the original wetland and restore native wetland
vegetation.
We are excited to be part of such an important project. As holders of the conservation easement on this
property, we look forward to witnessing this wetland
re-emerging from the annals of history, to bring back
to Siegler Valley a valuable and rare ecosystem.
New “Amazon Smile” Donation Program for LCLT
Amazon.com is working on developing good karma
for the company. If you use Amazon for online shopping, you have probably noticed that it offers a donation program wherein Amazon donates 0.5% of the
purchase price of all eligible AmazonSmile purchases
to the charitable organization of your choice! No, it
does not cost you extra … you pay the same amount
whether you use regular Amazon.com, or the AmazonSmile interface. So, now you have yet another way
of supporting the Lake County Land Trust just through
your everyday on-line shopping!
Here’s how it works: go to www.smile.amazon.com,
and sign in to your Amazon account (or create an account if you don’t have one). Then, if you have not
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already done so, you will be given an opportunity to
choose a charity: just type “Lake County Land Trust”
into the search box, and select our organization and
proceed to your normal shopping. Super easy. If you
want to change your charity from time to time, you
can do so by selecting Change Your Charity on the
drop-down menu of the Your Account tab.
During your shopping, items eligible for the donation program will be noted on the item description
page. Everything else about your shopping experience
is unchanged. So whenever you place an order with
Amazon.com, go to www.smile.amazon.com first, and
help support The Land Trust!!
Bring youngsters to the Rodman Preserve
Saturday, June 20 for a morning with bugs!
The Lake County Land Trust is starting its summer children’s education program at the Rodman Preserve by hosting biologists from the
Lake County Vector Control with their fabulous displays, including live
specimens (gnat larvae, mosquito larva/adults, and fish) and their very
cool mosquito tower. New this year is an interactive mosquito larval
habitat display. Kids will enjoy hands on experiences like feeding
bloodworms and mosquito larvae to the fish.
Land Trust volunteer and nature education expert, Elaine Mansell
will be on hand, along with other land trust volunteers. The program is
designed for children age 7 to 12, but children of all ages are welcome.
The program is free of charge.
The Nature Center at Rodman Preserve will be open to welcome children at 9 a.m. The center is located at 6350 Westlake road, Upper Lake.
For more information call Roberta Lyons at 994-2024.
Thanks to all who have supported our ongoing efforts
to acquire the Melo property:
$30,000 +
Pitzer Family Foundation
$20,000 – 29,999
John Sheridan & Andrea DuFlon
$5,000 - 9,999
Richard & Angela Birk
Charlotte Griswold
Graham Bequest
Anonymous
Jon & Charlotte
Ambrose
Kristine Groff
$1,000 – 4,999
Val & Tom Nixon
Bruce Brugler
Keeling-Barnes Family
Foundation
Bernard & Lynne Butcher
Catherine Koehler
Gillian Parrillo
& Pierre Cutler
Thomas & Aaltje Koski
Dennis Fordham
Michael Friel
Ed Oswalt
Russell & Joyce
Porterfield
Sasha & John Reynolds
Beckstoffer Vineyards
County of Lake
Bill & Carol Lincoln
Lodge at Blue Lakes
Harry & Roberta Lyons
Broc & Sharron Zoller
Priest Foundation
Michele Quere
Linda Marie
Harry & Patty Robinson
Sue & William Groechel
Rick & Suzanna Macedo
Eugene & Delonee
Rotter
Arnaud Hubert
Dee & Weldon Parker
Nikki & Jerry White
Herman Garcia
Audubon Society,
Redbud Chapter
John Wise & Evelyn
Wachtel
<$1,000
Larry & Kathy Jansen
Linda Durham &
Thurston Williams
Anonymous
Peter & Kathy
Windrem
Oregon Foundation
Anonymous
Additional funds generously provided by the Robert Morse Bequest
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European History of
the Rodman Property
By Roberta Lyons
Lake County Land Trust, board of directors
The Rodman Ranch and Slough property, now
owned by the Lake County Land Trust, the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the County of
Lake, gets its current name from the Rodman brothers
who owned the property starting in 1886, according to
records provided by the Lake County Historical Society
(Henry Mauldin). Rodman Hills, Rodman Narrows,
Rodman Bay, Rodman Slough, Rodman Point, Rodman Bridge, and Rodman Cutoff were once the place
names for many features in this area, with Rodman
Slough being the most familiar remaining place name.
The property had changed hands several times by the
time it was purchased by the Lake County Land Trust
in 1999.
Robert Simpson (R.S.) Rodman was born in 1855 in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Yale
University in 1879. As a child he lived at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois where his father, Brigadier
General Thomas J. Rodman resided as the Chief of
Ordinance for the United States War Department.
Theirs was an illustrious military family, and their
father, General Thomas J. Rodman, was the inventor
of the famous Rodman Gun, invented during the civil
war era. The story is that a large gun burst near Lieutenant Thomas Rodman in 1844. Afterwards the ordinance officer committed himself to improving the technology of cannon manufacture and invented the casting process that made possible this one-piece 115,100
pound smoothbore barrel cannon. This type of 20-inch
gun gave the U.S. the largest muzzle-loading cannon
ever made. At the same time, however, rifled guns
were being developed which eventually made all
smoothbore cannon obsolete.
The Rodman Gun is on display at Sandy Hook in
northern New Jersey (which is very much like the Presidio in San Francisco – once a Federal army post and
now a National Park). There is also a Rodman Gun at
Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, the famous starting point for the American Civil
War.
R.S. Rodman traveled to Santa Barbara, CA in 1885
and a year later, came to Lake County where he purchased his property north of Lakeport (the Rodman
Preserve and surrounding lands). He died in 1928 in
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Kate Lyons with the Rodman Gun at Sandy
Hook New Jersey, 2008.
Kate and Roberta Lyons with the Rodman Gun
at Ft. Sumter, South Carolina, 2012.
Lake County. He was married to Jessie Mackie who
passed away in Lakeport in 1966. They had no children.
It was R.S. Rodman and a brother, A.B. Rodman,
who owned the hundreds of acres that came to be
known as Rodman Hills and included the slough, cutoff, and their ranch, and most of which now comprises
the Rodman Slough and the Rodman Preserve on
Westlake Road and the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff. Four
hundred and sixty acres of this land was purchase in
1999 by the Lake County Land Trust, the Department
of Fish and Game (now Wildlife), the County of Lake,
and local farmers. The Land Trust now owns 142 acres
with DF&W, the County, and the Seeley family owning
the remainder. Funding for the purchase of the property came from the California Wildlife Conservation
Board, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and
local donors.
Before the reclamation of the “Upper” part of Clear
Lake, which was actually another small arm of the lake,
the slough area was called Rodman Bay and was the
spot where Scotts Creek and Middle Creek drained into
Clear Lake.
The Rodman brothers were speculators (like many in
those days), but unlike the notorious Dalzell Brown,
the huckster who founded the Central Counties Land
Company, the Rodmans were honest. Brown’s Central
Counties Land Company eventually went bankrupt,
and Brown went to San Quentin, but not before he had
chiseled the local teacher’s union out of their retirement fund. The Rodmans ended up adding to their
Rodman Hills holdings by purchasing land from a German army officer and immigrant, Heinz Springe, who
originally sold his property to Dalzell Brown but ended
up getting the land back after the Central Counties
Land Company defaulted. Herbert Keeling, Vincent
Keeling, and the Rodman brothers bought about 4500
acres from Springe in 1922 and formed the Clear Lake
Villas which eventually became the town of Nice.
According to historian Henry Mauldin, the Rodman
Hills, which covered hundreds of acres between the
present Highway 29 and Clear Lake and south of the
Rodman Slough Bridge, were first “homesteaded,” by
George Lyons in 1858. 640 acres of land, “five miles
north of Lakeport on what was more familiarly known
as Black Oak Point,” according to Mauldin were part of
this acquisition.
The Lyons’ first home, called “The Locusts,” was
built on the south slope of what is now Robin Hill, near
the bank of Lyons Creek, about one-quarter of a mile
toward the lake from the present bridge on Highway
29. According to the late Marion Goebel, a Lake County historian, in 1887 the property was purchased by
Rodman Gun plaque at Fort Sumter.
Description of the Rodman Gun.
Captain Collier who was widely known throughout the
social circles in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Collier’s, who experienced many tragedies in their lives,
constructed the beautiful mansion which eventually
became the Robin Hill Restaurant that unfortunately
burned to the ground in the 1990s.
The property was often referred to as “Lyons Hills,”
but after coming into ownership of the Rodman brothers in 1886, it became “Rodman Hills.” Also, according
to Mauldin, the northern part of the Rodman Hills,
which would be what the Land Trust owns today, was a
hangout for renegades in early days. It is told that
Benmore, a part of Rodman Hills, was named for Ben
Moore, known as Lake County’s only professional stock
thief. It was a flat location joining the present Rodman
Cutoff Road immediately to the north and just east of
Highway 29.
In an obituary published in the Lakeport-Press on
Sept. 27, 1928, it was reported that Robert Simpson
Rodman passed away at his home on the lakeshore the
afternoon of Sept. 23. The obituary states: Mr. Rodman was one of the most progressive citizens of Lakeport and Lake County and took an active part in every
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Lake County Land Trust annual coffee
Lake County Land Trust president, Michael
Friel, gave an annual update to a crowd of
about 30 supporters who attended the March
Lake County Land Trust annual coffee for $100
plus contributors.
Local Lake County Land Trust members, Katherine Lindsley, Darlene Hecomovich and
Elaine Mansell enjoyed a beautiful morning on
the back porch at the Lake County Land Trust’s
Rodman Preserve in Upper Lake during the
March member benefit coffee and update.
District Three Supervisor Jim Steele visits
with Gail Dammuller of Ukiah during the annual “State of the Land Trust,” coffee held in
March 2015 at the Rodman Preserve.
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A Land Trust board member Kathy Windrem
enjoys visiting with Land Trust volunteer,
Pamela Bordisso, and members Thurston Williams and Annelle Durham from Upper Lake.
Kerry Van Stockum, Lynne Bruner, and Peggy
Campbell enjoyed touring the visitor’s center
at the Rodman Preserve during the March
member benefit coffee.
Bill Lincoln, Lake County Land Trust vicepresident, and his wife, Carol Lincoln, visit
with Land Trust member and supporter Marie
Baker. Every year in March the Lake County
Land Trust holds a “State of the Land Trust,”
coffee to update $100 plus members on the organizations recent activities and projects.
European History
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civic movement. He was highly respected by all who
know him and in his passing “Lakeport loses a very
fine man.”
Editor’s Note: I pieced togeth er th is in formation from a variety of articles provided to me from
the Lake County museum, most of them written by
Henry Mauldin. Often historical accounts are not entirely accurate, and it is sometimes difficult when trying to piece together information from a variety of
sources and writings; therefore, if any inaccuracies
are detected in this story, please feel free to inform
me! Also, I left quite a lot out, especially about the
Central Counties Land Company and Dalzell Brown’s
notorious dealings, simply because of space issues. I
also did not touch on the Native American history and
settlement of this area, which I will attempt in our
next issue. I first became aware of the Rodman Gun at
Sandy Hook while visiting family in New Jersey in
2008 when we were hiking at Sandy Hook. Then, in
2012, I discovered another Rodman Gun at Fort Sumter during a visit to Charleston. It is a rather strange,
but I find interesting, connection to our local history
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my email is [email protected].
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Please note that we have changed our Annual
Land Trust Dinner date from the second Saturday
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Trust Alliance, the national organization that we
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experience for Land Trust board members, providing important training, interesting seminars, and
offering a chance to meet with other Land Trust
members from across the country. Since it is in
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Gail Dammuller was among volunteers who
recently weeded a large patch of native bunch
grasses at the Rodman Preserve. The purpose
of the effort was to free the native grasses from
non-native vetch, and other invasives that
could eventually choke out the native grasses.
Pamela Capito working with the weeding party.
Pamela is a long-standing volunteer for the
Land Trust.
Native California bunch grasses
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brought in for cattle forage, it was heartening to find
these native grasses were still doing well in some parts
of the preserve. As a result, we have started a modest
native grass restoration project to increase the native
grass populations. We have collected seeds from the
grasses at Rodman Preserve, grew them to seedlings,
and then transplanted them at the preserve. Another
plan is to hand-weed around some of the patches of
native grasses that we have identified to afford grass
seedlings a better chance to establish – a project that
hopefully will be accomplished this spring.
If you have ever attended one of Catherine Koehler’s
presentations on California’s and Lake County’s amazing biodiversity, you already know that Lake County is
a particularly interesting “hot spot” of biodiversity,
especially plant diversity. In her “other career,” Catherine is co-director of UC Davis’ McLaughlin Reserve on
the Eastern side of Lake County, which puts her in the
unique position of becoming intimately acquainted
with both sides (east and west) of our County and
learning the taxa of each area.
According to the Atlas of the Biodiversity of California, published by The Resources Agency and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the reasons for California’s plant diversity “stem from the unique combina10
tion of Mediterranean climate and topographic, geologic, and soils diversity.” And, again, as many of you will
already know (if you have lived in Lake County for a
long period of time) we are famous for our Mediterranean climate. According to the Jepson Geographic subregion scale, almost all of Lake County ranks high, to
very high in the number of Native Plant Taxa, so we are
pleased that our Rodman Preserve is included in that
ranking.
The long term goal is to create a California native
grass prairie at the preserve. Granted, we are starting
at a very modest level, but over the years we are hoping
our effort attracts the interest of more volunteers and
someday will be promoted as “something to see” when
visitors come to our beautiful county.
LEAVING A LEGACY
What better legacy is there to leave than your commitment to protecting Lake County’s natural resources for future generations? Whether you are taking those first important steps toward planning your
estate or are in the process of updating your estate
plan, please consider a donation to the Lake County
Land Trust. To discuss how you can name the Trust
in your will or estate plan call the Land Trust’s Executive Director, Catherine Koehler at (707) 262-0707.
2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
REVENUES:
Lands and Conservation Support:
Donations toward Big Valley Wetlands Project
(Melo Acquisition)
Grants for other projects
$66,525.00
4,235.00
General Donations:
Fundraisers and community events
19,362.00
General Membership contributions
49,964.37
Other Revenue Sources:
Interest Earned
TOTAL REVENUES:
109.61
$140,195.98
EXPENDITURES:
Lands and Conservation Work:
Land Stewardship and conservation
$17,315.02
General Operations:
Fundraisers and Community Events
7,461.89
Membership Support and Development
9,273.23
Administration (Wages & Professional services)
Regional Partnerships and Assosications Dues
Conferences and Professional Development
Program Support(office expenses, insurance, etc.)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES:
NET GAIN: (Includes funds earmarked for Melo Property acquistion)
42,394.60
2,475
721.06
8,168.20
$87,809.00
$52,386.98
MONETARY ASSETS:
Big Valley Wetlands (includes Melo Property Acqisition Funds)
$97,563.08
Grants & Board Designated Funds (committed to specific projects)
44,667.50
Operating Reserves (unrestricted)
56,551.22
TOTAL MONETARY ASSETS AT CLOSE OF 2014
$198,781.80
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2015 Calendar of Events
The Lake County Land Trust shares a common goal with many other
organizations in the County, the State and the Country, that of preserving
and enhancing our environment and educating the public about the wonders of nature. Through our newsletter we are able to publicize other
events, both locally and some out-of-county that we believe will interest
our members. The public is cordially invited to all of the events listed here.
Every Saturday – Walks at Rodman Preserve – The Lake County Land
Trust holds Saturday morning walks at the Rodman Preserve. Walks start
at 8 a.m. June through August, and start at 9 a.m. September through
May. Participants are asked to meet at the Rodman Preserve Nature
Education Center at 6350 Westlake Road (the corner of Westlake and the
Nice-Lucerne Cutoff). No dogs please, and moderate to heavy rain will
cancel. Call Roberta Lyons at (707) 994-2024 for information.
May 27, 2015 – Sierra Club forum on sustainable viticulture at the Lower
Lake Methodist church Community Room, 16255 Second St. 7 p.m. Panelists include Erica Lundquist from the Mendocino County NRCS, Christian Ahlmann, Tracey Hawkins, Randy Krag, and Thurston Williams; subjects include an overview of best management practices, integrating animal husbandry with vineyard management, organic and biodynamic practices, and water use. Contact Chair Ed Robey at 994-8304 or [email protected].
May 30, 2015 – 8 a.m. Docent-led hike to Wright Peak on Mt. Konocti. Six
miles roundtrip, about four hours including a stop at the historic Downen
Cabin. Participants over the age of 18 who sign a liability waiver, an opportunity to enjoy the spectacular views from the fire tower. For more info
and to RSVP (required) call the county parks office at 262-1618.
June 7, 2015 – Spring Celebration for the Lake County Land trust 3-6
p.m. hosted by Lynne and Bernie Butcher in the Garden of the Blue Wing
Restaurant and Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake. Enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres
and live music. Tickets are $50 per person with all funds going to support
the Lake County Land Trust. Reservations Required. Call (707) 262-0707.
12 in advance encouraged.
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Who We Are
The Lake County Land Trust is a local, 501 (c) (3) charitable nonprofit
organization directly involved in protecting important land resources.
These include: wetlands, wildlife habitats, parks, forests, watersheds,
riparian stream corridors, lakeside areas, and trails. The trust is also
concerned with property that has unique scenic, cultural, agricultural,
educational, or historical value.
Officers:
President Michael Friel
Vice-President Bill Lincoln
Treasurer John Wise
Secretary Val Nixon
Board Members:
Roberta Lyons, Tom Smythe,
and Kathleen Windrem,
Executive Director: Cathy Koehler
For info contact:
Lake County Land Trust,
POB 711, Lower Lake,
CA 95457 • (707)262-0707
(email)
[email protected]
www.lakecountylandtrust.org
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