LAKEPORT, Calif. – The popular annual benefit dinner and silent auction for the Lake County Land Trust will be held this year on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Rancho de la Fuente, 2290 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport.

The event is an important fundraiser for the Land Trust and includes a silent auction with fabulous items for bidding.

Tickets are $60 per person and include appetizers, dinner and wine.

The public is cordially invited. The popular duo of Doug Kauffman and Tom Nixon will entertain during social hour, which starts at 5 p.m.

Dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by guest speaker, Greg Giusti with the UC Cooperative Extension, who is an Oak Woodlands expert.

Also part of the program is the presentation of the annual Lake County Land Trust Supporter of the Year award.

For information, tickets, and reservations call the Land Trust at 707-262-0707 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This event sold out last year, so please make your reservations early.

The Lake County Land Trust is a private, nonprofit corporation whose mission is to protect and preserve Lake County’s valuable natural habitats. The trust owns and operates the Rodman Preserve and is active in several current conservation efforts.

Go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org for more information.