LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake will be closed on Friday, Feb. 27, while a dying tree is removed.

The longstanding blue oak in front of the museum has been in a state of decline for many years and will be removed by Northcoast Tree Care, which the Board of Supervisors approved hiring last month, as Lake County News has reported: www.bit.ly/17dt26U .

Due to the location of the tree, closure of the museum entrance is necessary to facilitate the project, according to the Lake County Public Services Department.

A crane is going to be used to lift the tree over the museum's wrought iron gate and nearby sign, Public Services Director Caroline Chavez said.

Traffic control also will be in effect in the area of Mill and Main streets, where the tree is located.

Normal operating hours at the museum in Lower Lake are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

For more information, call the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum at 707-995-3565 or the Lake Public Services Department at 707-262-1618.