JUNE 29 -- deadline to take action on rule changes governing federal GMO regulations: visit the Center For Food Safety website to weigh in.

JULY 11, 10AM-12PM -- Lake County Community Co-op field trip to the Farmer¹s Market at Steele Winery (just off Highway 29 at Thomas Dr: the trip will be filmed for broadcast on TV 8. To carpool from Clearlake, meet at 14773 Lakeshore Dr (corner of Golf) at 9:15AM. For more information, call Lori at 994-1618.

JULY 11, 3:00-4:30PM -- McLaughin Reserve lecture, "Can native species help us control unwanted weeds? Native tarweeds vs. yellow starthistle" Presented by Kris Hulvey, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Califonia - Santa Cruz. The lecture will be followed by an optional mini-field trip to see one of the experiments mentioned in the talk. To reserve (REQUIRED) contact Cathy Koehler or Paul Aigner at 995-9005, or mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu

JULY 21, 6PM -- Lakeport City Council will hear an appeal of a cell tower that was previously approved by the Planning Commission -- right across the street from the Courthouse and disguised as a 85-ft plastic pine tree (sic!) Continued from the June 16 meeting.

JULY 25-- Sierra Club/Friends of Boggs Mountain hike in Boggs Mountain State Forest. Meet 9am - covered kiosk - main parking area. Entrance  Forestry Road 1.3 miles north of Cobb Village on Hwy 175.  Carpooling to more remote trails possible. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net (707) 928-5819

AUGUST 9 -- Sierra Club/Friends of Boggs Mountain hike in Boggs Mountain State Forest. Meet 9am - covered kiosk - main parking area. Entrance  Forestry Road 1.3 miles north of Cobb Village on Hwy 175.  Carpooling to more remote trails possible. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net (707) 928-5819.

AUGUST 12, 6-8PM -- Konocti Master Plan workshop in the BOS Chambers in the Courthouse (255 N. Forbes in Lakeport): have a voice in deciding how the OUR mountain will be managed after the county completes its historic 1500-acre purchase later this year. For more information contact the Public Services Department at 262-1618 or visit preservekonocti.org.

August 18, time TBA: the Board of Supervisors will discuss possible regulations on genetically engineered crops, and hear an interim report from the GE Crops Advisory Committee.

AUGUST. 22 -- Sierra Club/Friends of Boggs Mountain hike in Boggs Mountain State Forest. Meet 9am - covered kiosk - main parking area. Entrance  Forestry Road 1.3 miles north of Cobb Village on Hwy 175.  Carpooling to more remote trails possible. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net (707) 928-5819.

AUGUST 26, 6-8PM -- Konocti Master Plan workshop in the BOS Chambers in the Courthouse (255 N. Forbes in Lakeport): have a voice in deciding how the OUR mountain will be managed after the county completes its historic 1500-acre purchase later this year. For more information contact the Public Services Department at 262-1618 or visit preservekonocti.org.