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​Wright Wetland preserve
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THANK YOU to all who contributed! With your help, the property has been acquired by LCLT and will be protected forever! 

The Wright Wetland Preserve: Lake County Land Trust's latest acquisition is part of the Big Valley Wetlands Protection Plan  

​The Lake County Land Trust (LCLT), with incredible support from its members and the local community, has been successful in acquiring this 200-acre wetland and oak-woodland formerly known as the Wright Property, in the Big Valley Wetlands Area.

With an outpouring of community support , the Lake County Land Trust purchased the Wright Wetlands Preserve and four years earlier, a 31-acre parcel called the Melo Wetland Preserve in the same area. These properties are part of the CA Department of Fish & Wildlife's Big Valley Conceptual Area Plan, valued as preservation-priority parcels because of their effect on the health of Clear Lake and its watershed.  This area has also been identified by community stakeholders in recent public meetings as a priority for saving and preserving because of the special qualities found here. 

The Wright Wetland Preserve is as close to original, natural shoreline as you can get.  It's also home to black-tailed deer, California quail, wild turkey, raptors, waterfowl such as white pelicans, black bass, catfish, otter, mink, as well as habitats that support special status species including Clear Lake hitch and western pond turtle.  Habitats found on this property range from lake to freshwater marsh, and from pasture to valley oak woodland.  It's an important conservation project, for so many reasons besides how breathtakingly beautiful it is.  

LCLT is in the process of surveying and inventorying the property to determine the best way to allow public access and education while at the same time preserving the land, keeping senisitve areas extra protected, and rehabilitating biomes critical to the health of the lake and other ecosystems. 

LCLT is currently proceeding with a project to reconnect 32 acres of historic wetlands to Clear Lake. These wetlands were separated from Clear Lake by a berm approximately 50 years ago.  Prior to obtaining permits and environmental clearances, a biological study and a wetlands delineation are required.  A cultural resources survey is also required. We will begin the permitting process when these studies have been completed.  These studies should be completed by late 2021.  

THANKS to all who contributed, fundraising for the Wright Property is COMPLETE!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS... 
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$1- $99
Mary Brandeau
Thomas R Smythe
Beth Seaward
Joan & Chuck Sturges
Jody Altic
Robert Van Horn
Christie White
Dana & Dan Obermeyer
Linda Marie
Katherine & Ronald Yoder
 
$100- $499
Larry & Kathy Jansen
John Wise & Evelyn Wachtel
Steve & Linda Hedstrom
Bob Schoenherr
Karen & Kevin Bradley
Kathy & Thomas Scavone
Jim & Susanne Scholz
Richard and Lianne Campodonico
Margaret & Arthur Miller
Vance & Valerie Nau
Neil O & Barbara L Towne
Michele Quere
Broc & Sharron Zoller
 

...for helping to save the WRIGHT PROPERTY!
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​$500- $1,000
Paula Bond
Russ & RJ Stager
Roberta & Harry Lyons
Bruce Brugler
Lynne Bruner
Barbara Bruner
 
$1,001- $5,000
Rick & Wendy Reynolds
Angela & Richard Birk
 
$5,001- $10,000
Susan Morton
 
$10,001- $50,000
Lynne & Bernie Butcher
 
$50,000+
Stacy Schummer
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Lake County Land Trust
PO Box 1017, Lakeport, CA 95453 
Phone:  707-262-0707  
email:  lclt@lakecountylandtrust.org
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