Gathered at the front of the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro during the annual fundraising dinner for the Lake County Land Trust on Monday, May 9, 2011, are land trust director Nina Marino, Kim Dvorak and former Land Trust president and current director, Michael Friel. Courtesy photo.

The Lake County Land Trust is a charitable nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to preserving Lake County’s natural resources through education, partnerships and land conservation.

The trust owns and operates the Rodman Slough Preserve near Upper Lake, owns the Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown and is currently working on several land conservation projects in Lake County.

The annual spring dinner at the Saw Shop in Kelseyville is one of two major fundraising events for the Land Trust.

Longtime Lake County Land Trust supporter, John Sheridan of Berkeley, traveled to Kelseyville, Calif., to attend the annual spring dinner for the Lake County Land Trust. He is with his wife Andrea Duflon. Courtesy photo.

“Marie Beery, owner of the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, has been presenting this dinner for the Land Trust for many years and her generosity and hard work on this event are greatly appreciated,” noted Land Trust President Pete McGee.

Also very much appreciated are the staff at the Saw Shop, this year’s sponsors: Foods Etc. of Clearlake and Big Valley Properties of Kelseyville; wine donors: Six Sigma, Wildhurst Vineyards, Tulip Hill Winery, Steele Wines, Moore Family Winery, Brassfield Estate and Langtry Estate; Bruno's Shop Smart Store, and musicians Tom Nixon and Doug Kauffman.

For more information about the Lake County Land Trust, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org or call 707-262-0707.

Mark and Lucia Boyle of Buckingham Park have been Land Trust supporters since the trust spear-headed the preservation of the