LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Put June 7 on your calendar for the date of the Lake County Land Trust’s annual spring fundraising event.

This year the venue has changed from the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville to the garden of the Blue Wing Restaurant and Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake.

The event will be from 3 to 6 p.m. with tickets costing $50 per person.

The public is warmly invited.

The event is being hosted by Bernie and Lynne Butcher, owners of the Tallman and Blue Wing, and will feature wine, hors d’oeuvres and live music by Deez Guize and other local musicians.

All funds raised at the annual spring event will support the Lake County Land Trust and its many projects in Lake County, including preservation of the Clear Lake shoreline and operation of the trust’s Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake and Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown.

Land Trust officials told Lake County News that they have been campaigning to protect and preserve one of the last stretches of the Clear Lake shoreline, specifically between the Clear Lake State Park and south Lakeport area.

The trust conducted a successful fundraising drive towards the Big Valley wetlands purchase effort and was able to raise $125,000, which combined with a grant from the state Wildlife Conservation Board, will go toward the trust’s first purchase of shoreline property.

The event will provide time to enjoy the company of fellow land trust supporters and to visit with Land Trust board members and hear updates to on-going local projects.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling 707-262-0707. Payment in advance is urged or payment can be taken at the gate to the garden.

You can pay on line by going to the Land Trust’s Web site at www.lakecountylandtrust.org .