Happy New Year

Welcome to 2025

Program Advancement Funding

Awarded to

Lake County Land Trust

by Merry Jo Velasquez, Vice President LCLT

In December, the Land Trust was informed that a second grant application to the California Council of Land Trusts (CCLT) will be funded to advance the works of the Land Trust. This grant funds a joint project with the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians to create a long-term stewardship plan for the Kuulanapo Wetland Preserve. A second important component is to work with LACO Associates, a team of grant writers, surveyors, engineers, and planners based in Ukiah, to identify sources and submit grant applications to sustain the Land Trust into the future.

The Land Trust will be integrating the goals of our three recent grants: the CCLT Capacity Building grant to hire a full-time Executive Director, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) grant to develop an engineered plan for Kuulanapo ecological restoration, and the CCLT Project Advancement grant to plan long-term Kuulanapo stewardship and submit additional grant applications to further support the Land Trust mission. The Capacity Building CCLT grant is funded by the California Department of Conservation, the CDFW grant is funded by the Wetlands Restoration for Green House Gas Reduction Program, and the Project Advancement CCLT grant is funding by the California Wildlife Conservation Board. Photographs by Chairman Flaman McCloud, Jr.

The board of directors for the Lake County Land Trust at its annual retreat in January 2024.

Gillian Parrillo, Arnaud Hubert and Abby Leutholdt at the April supporter "Coffee and State of the Land Trust" at the Rodman Preserve.

Parker Spadaro worked at pulling invasive weeds during a Land Tending event at Rodman Preserve in the spring.

This summer supporters of the LCLT enjoyed a "Music in the Barn," event presented at the property of Pam and Gary Maes featuring folk duo

Misner & Smith.

Numerous guided walks were offered this summer & fall at LCLT's newest acquisition; Kuulanapo Wetland Preserve.

Students from Terrace Middle School Interact Club volunteered time in May weeding native grasses and removing invasive Scotch Broom at the Rodman Preserve.

LCLT participated in the Big Read Project sponsored by the Lake Co. Library & NEA with the theme "Celebrating Where We Live." Included in the day was a bioblitz walk at Rodman Preserve.

Monitor Island (pictured above and below) in Clearlake, a recent acquisition by the Lake County Land Trust was inspected September 2024.

Val Nixon monitoring Mt. Konocti Chaparral Preserve on the flanks of Mt. Konocti in Kelseyville this summer.

Lake County Land Trust

A Charitable Non-Profit Protecting Land in Lake County

PO Box 1017,

Lakeport, CA 95453 

 707-262-0707