UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust offers nature walks every Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Rodman Preserve.

The public is invited to come out and enjoy summer with an early morning cool walk along the slough.

The month of July offers some excellent hikes. Plants, grasses, birds, wildlife are in full summer flourish. Participants should meet at the Rodman Preserve and Nature Education Center.

The guided walks at Rodman Preserve offer visitors an opportunity to enjoy wildlife and the beauty of Lake County. Each Saturday walk is led by a different Land Trust volunteer.

Visitors often enjoy returning for walks and learning from the diverse guides for each walk. The July 4 walk was led by Roberta Lyons, who usually leads walks on the first Saturday. Roberta is a board member of the Land Trust who enjoys birding, sharing about the land and identifying wild grasses.

Saturday, July 18, provides visitors the opportunity to hike with Michael Friel a local attorney and president of the Land Trust, who shares his land protection insights and humor with visitors.

The month of July rounds out with Valerie Nixon guiding the hike on July 25. Nixon, a retired park ranger, has a wealth of observations and information to share with visitors.

The preserve is located at 6350 Westlake Road, Upper Lake. To get there take the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off from Highway 29, between Lakeport and Upper Lake. Turn east onto the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off, then left on to Westlake Road. The preserve entry is to the immediate right after turning on to Westlake Road.

The preserve is owned and operated by the Lake County Land Trust, a local, nonprofit organization directly involved in protecting important land resources, wetlands, wildlife habitats, parks, forests, watersheds, riparian stream corridors, lakeside areas and trails.

For more information about the Lake County Land Trust, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org or “like,” the Land Trust’s Facebook page.