LAKEPORT – With Lake County being No. 2 in the state for the amount of illegal marijuana eradicated during the 2009 growing season, a special upcoming meeting will look at the impact of illegal marijuana on the environment.

The Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee will host the special workshop titled “Illegal Marijuana Production and its Impacts on Fish and Wildlife Resources in Lake County,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19.

The workshop will be held in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

Community members are welcome to attend.

Speakers will include representatives from the Department of Fish and Game, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

For more information contact Fish and Wildlife Committee Chair Greg Giusti at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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