LAKEPORT – Peter Windrem, a local attorney and long-time Lake County resident, is guest speaker for Lake County Land Trust annual dinner, Saturday, Oct. 9, 5 p.m., at Moore Family Winery, 11990 Bottle Road, Kelseyville.

His presentation is “Chi and the Lake County Land Trust – A Fish Story.”

As consultant to the Lake County Land Trust, Windrem helped facilitate two Land Trust projects, Rodman Slough Preserve and the Black Forest.

A conservationist, Windrem grew up in Kelseyville and graduated from Kelseyville High School. His family still owns their home ranch near Finley.

Windrem’s conservation action includes preservation of Boggs Lake with the California Native Plant Society and the formation of the Lake County Energy Council, the first group to review local impacts of geothermal development.

He’s a founding member of the local chapter of the Sierra Club, and a founding member of Chi Council for the Clear Lake Hitch, a group dedicated to protection and preservation of Clear Lake’s most threatened native fish.

As a real estate attorney, Windrem helped the land trust negotiate a complicated purchase of Rodman Slough Ranch. The 1999 purchase required numerous documents and escrows because of interim financing and other aspects of the transaction. He donated his time and knowledge to facilitate the deal.

Windrem also served as the trust’s pro-bono attorney for the purchase of the Black Forest on the slopes of Mt. Konocti, another complicated transaction involving numerous parties, including the Bureau of Land Management, current Black Forest owners.

Most recently, Windrem spearheaded Lake County’s purchase of 1,700 acres on Mt. Konocti, soon to become a public park and hiking area.

Windrem and his wife, Kathy, live on their ranch in Kelseyville. They have two children and now enjoy their three grandchildren.

Event tickets are $60 per person for dinner by Ciao Thyme Catering, Lake County wines, live music, and silent auction.

Tickets are available by calling 707-262-0707 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Proceeds from the dinner support the Land Trust’s preservation of Lake County’s beautiful places, as well as operate Rodman Slough Preserve and Nature Education Center on Clear Lake’s north shore.

Lake County Land Trust is a nonprofit, 501(c)3, volunteer group working cooperatively with landowners, private groups and governmental agencies to protect important local land resources including lakeside areas, wetlands, wildlife habitats, parks, forests, watersheds, riparian stream corridors and trails.

 

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