COBB, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust will present a fun and educational fundraiser to benefit the Boggs Lake Reserve on Mt. Hannah on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The event will start at 5 p.m. at the Moore Family Winery, also on Mt. Hannah off of Bottle Rock Road.

The fundraiser is $30 per person, with reservations required by calling 707-262-0707 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Featured speaker for the event will be Carol Witham, vernal pool ecologist and management specialist.

Witham will present a virtual tour of the wonders of vernal pools, and discuss answers to questions such as: “what makes a vernal pool?” and “why are they found almost nowhere but California?”

A special feature of this event will be a short field trip at Boggs Lake, led by Witham. The field trip will start at 3:30 p.m. and is only open to those supporting the fundraiser.

Boggs Lake, currently owned by The Nature Conservancy and being co-managed by the Lake County Land Trust and the conservancy, is a vernal pool featuring some of the most unique native plants in the state of California.

“Vernal pools provide a kaleidoscope of brilliant life as the pools progress through seasonal transitions from wet to dry,” said Lake County Land Trust Executive Director Cathy Koehler.

She explained that vernal pools support a short-lived, weird-looking, fascinating fauna that evolved millions of years ago, and dazzling swaths of tens of thousands of tiny flowers that change from week to week through a two to three month “season.”

The ticket price includes delicious appetizers and a glass of wine from the Moore Family Winery. The winery is located at 11990 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville.

The Lake County Land Trust is a private, local, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the natural habitats of Lake County.

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