LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Are you concerned about harmful algal blooms and cyanobacteria in Clear Lake?

Take a survey to share your thoughts and experiences – your responses will also enter you in a drawing for one of 10 Target gift cards.

The survey can be found here.

It is part of the Cal-WATCH program.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Highlands Senior Service Center is holding an online auction to support its operations.

To participate, visit https://yourcharityauction.com/HSSC.

There, bidders can register and bid on items ranging from household items to trips.

NORTH‌‌ ‌‌COAST, ‌‌ ‌‌Calif.‌‌ ‌‌ — ‌ ‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌reports‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌following‌‌ ‌‌road‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌will‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌taking‌‌ ‌‌place‌‌ ‌‌‌around‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌North‌‌ ‌‌Coast‌‌ ‌‌during‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌coming‌‌ ‌‌week. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Included‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌Mendocino‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌may‌‌ ‌‌impact‌‌ ‌‌Lake‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌commuters. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌advises‌‌ ‌‌motorists‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌drive‌‌ ‌‌with‌‌ ‌‌caution‌‌ ‌‌when‌‌ ‌‌approaching‌‌ ‌‌work‌‌ ‌‌areas‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌‌prepared‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌stop‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌traffic‌‌ ‌‌control‌‌ ‌‌stations. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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The‌‌ ‌‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌Traffic‌‌ ‌‌Operations‌‌ ‌‌Office‌‌ ‌‌has‌‌ ‌‌reviewed‌‌ ‌‌each‌‌ ‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌determined‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌individual‌‌ ‌‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌delays‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌expected‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌less‌‌ ‌‌than‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌statewide‌‌ ‌‌policy‌‌ ‌‌maximum‌‌ ‌‌of‌‌ ‌‌30‌‌ ‌‌minutes‌‌ ‌‌unless‌‌ ‌‌‌noted‌‌ ‌‌otherwise. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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For‌‌ ‌‌updates‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌this‌‌ ‌‌list‌‌ ‌‌check‌‌ ‌‌QuickMap‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌www.dot.ca.gov‌‌‌ or‌‌ ‌‌1-800-GAS-ROAD‌‌ ‌‌‌(1-800-427-7623). ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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LAKE‌‌ ‌‌COUNTY‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Highway‌‌ ‌‌20

— Construction near Saratoga Spring Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway‌‌ ‌‌29

— Construction from Spruce Grove Road to Hofacker Lane will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— Construction from Route 281 to Private Road will begin on Sunday, July 18. One-way traffic control will be in effect overnight from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 20

— Slide removal two miles west of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work near Two Rock Lookout on Friday, July 23. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Walnut Street to Hazel Street on Friday, July 16. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 101

— Pavement repair from Comminsky Station Road to Pieta Creek Bridge will continue. Lane closures will be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Work south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Lane closures will be in effect in both directions. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Moss Cove Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Empire Camp Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Drainage work from Piercy to the Humboldt County Line will begin on Friday, July 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays. Motorists can anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 128

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Mountain View Road to Hutsell Road on Friday, July 23. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 253

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work near the Cattle Pass. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 271

— Drainage work from Old Route 101 to South Fork Eel River will begin on Friday, July 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect on Fridays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Clear Lake State Park’s Visitor Center will reopen to all visitors on Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For the first time in over a year the Visitor Center at Clear Lake State Park will be open for people to enjoy.

See exhibits that illustrate the natural habitats of the Clear Lake Basin both terrestrial and aquatic.

See a vanished way of life, make Mount Konocti erupt and see some of the residents of the lake up close.

The park staff and volunteers are eager to welcome visitors back to the information hub of the park.

Here you can find all about the wildlife, flora, and recreational opportunities that await you in this beautiful 500-acre state park.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 17, to be at Clear Lake State Park for the Visitor Center’s “grand reopening.”

UPPER LAKE, Calif. — Cut firewood is available to members of the public with a valid firewood permit.

Mendocino National Forest staff recently felled about 100 trees killed by western pine beetle and drought for public safety near the Pine Mountain Lookout rental cabin about 20 miles northwest of Upper Lake.

The trees were cut into firewood-sized pieces and stacked along Forest Road 18N69 at the junction of Forest Road 18NO5. Firewood mainly consists of seasoned Douglas-fir and sugar or ponderosa pine.

Firewood is only available for personal use. Personal use firewood permits cost $5 a cord with a four-cord minimum and a maximum of 12 cords purchased within a calendar year.

Firewood permits can be purchased in person from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays from the district offices in Covelo and Upper Lake. Otherwise, a mail-in order form is available online.

Only the cut and stacked wood is available for gathering. Because this particular area is within a designated late successional forest reserve, no other wood cutting or gathering is allowed beyond what’s been stacked along the roadsides. No trees may be cut in the area.

To access cut wood behind the gate on the lookout entrance road, contact the Upper Lake district office to obtain the lock combination at 707-275-2361.

For more information about permits for firewood or other forest products, visit the Mendocino National Forest’s “Passes and Permits” webpage at www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office said the filing period is now open for community members who want to run for the Scotts Valley Water Conservation District Board in November.

A general district election is scheduled to be held on Nov. 2, 2021, to fill the offices of director (for a term of four-four years unless otherwise indicated) on the Scotts Valley Water Conservation District Board for seats that shall become vacant on the first Friday in December, 2021, or until a successor is elected and qualifies for office.

Available seats are:

— Division I: One vacancy, two-year unexpired term.
— Division II: One vacancy, full term.
— Division III: One vacancy, two-year unexpired term.

Official declaration of candidacy forms for eligible candidates desiring to file for any of the offices enumerated above may be obtained from the Lake County Registrar of Voters office, 707-263-2372, Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Room 209 in Lakeport during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The filing period, which began on Monday, July 12, ends on Friday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m.