LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club will hold the first meeting for its 2018-2019 year on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

The group will meet beginning at noon at the Scotts Valley Club House at 22908 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

A light lunch will be served.

Professor Harry Lyons will be the featured speaker on the topic, “The cultivation of a 1600-acre garden.”

He is emeritus professor of biology/ecology, Yuba College; and the president of the Lake County Resource Conservation District and founding member of the Middle Creek Restoration Coalition.

Lyons will outline how the Middle Creek Project will expand recreational opportunity; preserve an endangered species; act as a sediment trap to reduce nutrient enrichment of Clear Lake; and expand critical habitat.

The club welcomes new members and information can be found by visiting www.clttgc.org or call Kathleen at 707-500-5009.

The club is a member of the MendoLake District of the California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.