LCLT to Present a Major Conservation and Capacity Building Project

The Lake County Land Trust (LCLT) will be presenting a grant project proposal titled "Lake County Land Trust Conservation, Restoration, and Stewardship Improvement and Capacity Building Project" to the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake (BRC) on December 18, 2025. This grant project will provide up to $604,450 for about 3-5 years. It will allow the LCLT to grow our education and outreach programming, enrich recreation and cultural accessibility on current and future LCLT lands, and most importantly we will be able to increase our capacity to conserve lands through acquisition and high-priority restoration projects.  

The 15-member Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake, created by Assembly Bill 707 (Aguiar-Curry, Ch. 842, Statutes of 2017) includes representatives from tribes, Lake County, UC Davis and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. It also includes four members appointed by Lake County with expertise in agriculture, economics, environment and public water supplies.

The Committee has been given the important charge of making recommendations for rehabilitating Clear Lake, which is critical to Lake County’s economy, ecosystem, and heritage. To date the BRC has awarded over $20 million in state funds to support research, planning, and water quality projects around Clear Lake. 

This project will be essential in growing the LCLT to ensure we can continue serving the land, waters, and community of Lake County in the best way possible - while helping to meet goals of the BRC and improving Clear Lake. Staff from LCLT serve on both the Blue Ribbon Committee SocioEconomic and Technical SubCommittees. 

Please consider attending this BRC meeting to show your support for both the Lake County Land Trust and our grant project proposal. You can attend in person or by Zoom just make sure to show your support during the ‘public comment period’. 

Meeting Details: The meeting will be held in person, with virtual options, Thursday December 18th, from 10AM - 1PM at Clearlake City Hall located at 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA 95422. Zoom access is available at the link: https://csus.zoom.us/meeting/register/f7o5sGX7TqygjLd2Jq0fJg

More information: https://www.lakecountylandtrust.org/events-calendar

For more information on the BRC you can visit the webpage: https://resources.ca.gov/Initiatives/Blue-Ribbon-Committee-for-the-Rehabilitation-of-Clear-Lake

Photograph by Hailey T.