Marily Woodhouse, the Sierra Club's “Save the Sierra” campaign organizer, will give a presentation titled "Clearcut Nation," documenting the ways that clearcutting has devastated thousands of acres of forestland in the Sierra Nevada.

Although the US Forest Service has halted clearcutting in National Forests, it is still the primary timber harvesting method on vast acreages of private forestlands, where the land is stripped bare by removal of all native vegetation, followed by applications of herbicides to stop natural regeneration.

These unsustainable forestry practices have not only left large parts of the Sierra looking like victims of a loathsome skin disease, destroyed ecosystems, and polluted waterways – they also contribute to global warming by releasing sequestered carbon.

Sierra Pacific Industries, the worst offender, is in the process of clearcutting the majority of its 1.7 million acres throughout the Sierra, and turning many square miles of forests into sterile tree plantations with no semblance of biological diversity or natural habitat.

Come and learn how Sierra Pacific's exploitation of our natural resources is damaging Sierra forestlands and the watersheds they protect – and learn how we can help stop it.

The meeting is free, and open to the public.

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Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– A highway widening project from Government Street to Red Hill Lane will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

– The County of Lake has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for sidewalk upgrades from Fourth Street to Sixth Street. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Caltrans will perform pavement restriping from 0.8 miles west of Walker Ridge Road to 0.7 miles east of Abbot Mine Road on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Davis Bike Club of Davis has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to provide a first aid station for cyclists 0.4 miles east of Walker Ridge Road on Saturday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A shoulder closure will be in effect. Motorists are advised to drive with caution through the area and may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 29

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from C Street to the junction of Route 29/53 beginning Monday, May 18. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 53

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the junction of Route 29/53 to the junction of Route 20/53 through Friday, May 15. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Construction of a retaining wall about 3 miles north of Elk will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– AT&T of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Little River Airport Road to Cabrillo Drive. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– The City of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for sidewalk and sewer upgrades from Walnut Street to Pine Avenue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Replacement of Ten Mile River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Golden State Bridge of Martinez.

– Baile Oakes of Westport has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to pave a road approach 1.5 miles north of Blue Slide Gulch beginning Monday, May 18. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Storm damage repair about 9 miles north of Hardy Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Maggiora and Ghilotti Inc. of San Rafael.

Highway 20

– Bridge deck repairs at the Redwood Valley Undercrossing will continue through Friday, May 15. Work hours are 7 a.m. to midnight, weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – DeBruin Construction Inc. of Stockton.

Highway 101

– Storm damage repair from 0.6 miles to .8 miles north of Comminsky Station Road will continue. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

– Roadway repair due to pavement deterioration from 3.6 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road to 1.9 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Paving near Confusion Hill will continue. One-way traffic control using a pilot car will be in effect 24 hours per day beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday through 3 p.m. on Friday. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – MCM Construction of North Highlands.

– Caltrans will continue routine maintenance from the Red Mountain Creek Bridge to the Humboldt/Mendocino County line. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 162

– A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

Highway 175

– PG&E of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from East Side Road to Woolridge Ranch Road on Monday, May 18. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 253

– A bridge widening project at Anderson Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

– A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).

The festival will take place in Upper Lake June 26 through 28.

The event brings people together through a common experience, involving a connection with nature and valuable interaction with community expressed through music, yoga and healthy lifestyle exploration.

There will be green building workshops and demos, organic gardening workshops and demos, alternative energy demos, yoga classes and workshops, drumming circles, activities for children to learn, have fun and express themselves creatively, as well as opportunities for musicians to jam together spontaneously.

They will celebrate with world class musicians such as Pato Banton, Annie Sampson Band, Elijah Emanuel, Mitchell Holman, Karma, Levi Huffman, Rootstock, Side of Blues and More.

Speakers include Jeane Manning, author of several books including “The Coming Energy Revolution” and “Breakthrough Power.” She will share information and compelling stories about brave inventors and breakthrough technologies from around the world that are green and sustainable. Manning makes the case for open-sourcing clean-energy inventions such as magnetic motors, zero point energy, water-as-fuel and other new-paradigm advances.

Harvey Wasserman, author of “Solartopia, Our Green Powered Earth”, will share his wisdom and vision of making the bridge to a solarized world. Wasserman’s widespread appearances throughout the major media and at campuses and citizens gatherings since the 1960s have focused on energy, the environment, the truth about nuclear power, United States history and election protection. Wasserman is a much-loved and exciting presenter.

The festival is also an intentional tribute to Marla Ruzicka (1976-2005), who gave her life courageously and selflessly in the pursuit of bringing love, compassion and financial aide to the war torn victims of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

May her courage, tenacity and love for all people always be a source of inspiration and inner strength for us all as we create a New World, based in love, fairness, wisdom and truth.

Ruzicka was a native of Lake County. We would like as many local businesses as possible to get involved in any way they can to support our local economy, each other, and to create a network in the community which can then stick together through the hard times. Celebrating the life and selfless commitments which Marla lived every day of her life can inspire us all to do our best.

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgefest.com.

Sponsorship options:

• Individual, $10 - $200: Being a part of the change.

• Business, $250 - $500: Logo on the Web site, poster and the program.

• Silver, $501 - $1,000: Logo on the Web site, poster and the program, two complimentary three-day tickets.

• Gold, $1,001 - $5,000: Logo on the Web site, poster and the program, banner up by the stage, four complimentary three-day tickets.

• Platinum, $5,001 and up: Logo on the Web site, poster and the program, banner near the main stage, two VIP passes.

Other ways to help – needed items:

• Wine, beer, refreshments, juice non-alcoholic drinks, water

• Food and catering for hospitality, portable kitchen

• Decorating and ambiance for the festival

• Tables and chairs

• Tents, yurts, domes, mats

• Lights, power cords

Please make checks payable to: Rainbow Bridge Festival.

Contact information

PO Box 83

Lakeport, CA 95453

707-275-0112

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LAKE COUNTY – Road work planned for the week of May 18 through May 22 will result in some closures around the county, according to a report from the Lake County Department of Public Works.

On May 19, Fifth Street and Ninth Street in Lucerne will be closed to through traffic between Highway 20 and Country Club Drive between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for road surfacing.

Residents in these areas will be allowed access to and from their homes by accessing roads off of Country Club Drive. Through traffic is advised to use alternative routes. Signs and barriers will be in place to alert the traveling public.

From May 20 through May 22, Main Street in Kelseyville, between Gunn and Second streets, will be subject to single lane traffic control with periods of temporary closures to all traffic.

The closures will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for construction of pavement rehabilitation and accessibility improvements.

Signs will be in place to alert the traveling public of the need to use alternative routes during those periods of full closure.

Public Works urges drivers to use caution when traveling in the area, and thanks the public for their patience and understanding regarding the delays.

For more information call the Department of Public Works at 707-263-2341.

The free event will begin at 5:30 a.m. near the a Bloodys Island historical marker, located a half-mile south of Upper Lake on Highway 20 right on Reclamation Road (www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=1190).

The great-grandchildren of Bloody Island survivor Lucy “Ni'ka” Moore will lead the ceremony, which will honor the elders, women, children and men who were massacred on Bo-no-po-ti Island

(renamed Bloody Island) on May 15, 1850, by the U.S. Army led by Captain Lyons.

For more information contact Clayton Duncan at 707-276-8080, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or Doug Duncan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..