NORTH‌‌ ‌‌COAST, ‌‌ ‌‌Calif.‌‌ ‌‌ — ‌ ‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌reports‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌following‌‌ ‌‌road‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌will‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌taking‌‌ ‌‌place‌‌ ‌‌‌around‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌North‌‌ ‌‌Coast‌‌ ‌‌during‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌coming‌‌ ‌‌week. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Included‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌Mendocino‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌may‌‌ ‌‌impact‌‌ ‌‌Lake‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌commuters. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌advises‌‌ ‌‌motorists‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌drive‌‌ ‌‌with‌‌ ‌‌caution‌‌ ‌‌when‌‌ ‌‌approaching‌‌ ‌‌work‌‌ ‌‌areas‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌‌prepared‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌stop‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌traffic‌‌ ‌‌control‌‌ ‌‌stations. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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The‌‌ ‌‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌Traffic‌‌ ‌‌Operations‌‌ ‌‌Office‌‌ ‌‌has‌‌ ‌‌reviewed‌‌ ‌‌each‌‌ ‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌determined‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌individual‌‌ ‌‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌delays‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌expected‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌less‌‌ ‌‌than‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌statewide‌‌ ‌‌policy‌‌ ‌‌maximum‌‌ ‌‌of‌‌ ‌‌30‌‌ ‌‌minutes‌‌ ‌‌unless‌‌ ‌‌‌noted‌‌ ‌‌otherwise. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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For‌‌ ‌‌updates‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌this‌‌ ‌‌list‌‌ ‌‌check‌‌ ‌‌QuickMap‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌www.dot.ca.gov‌‌‌ or‌‌ ‌‌1-800-GAS-ROAD‌‌ ‌‌‌(1-800-427-7623). ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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LAKE‌‌ ‌‌COUNTY‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Highway‌‌ ‌‌20

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for emergency work at Le Trianon Resort on Friday, Aug. 20. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Construction near Saratoga Spring Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— Drainage work from Red Hill Lane to Foothill Drive will begin on Monday, Aug. 23. One-way traffic control will be in effect overnight weekdays from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree work from Foothill Drive to Rosemont Drive beginning Tuesday, Aug. 24. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Grinding and paving from North Fork Cache Creek to Walker Ridge Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.

Highway‌‌ ‌‌29

— Construction from Route 281 to Private Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect overnight from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway‌‌ ‌‌175

— Construction from Mendocino County Line to 0.5 miles east of Mendocino County Line will begin on Monday, Aug. 23. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Highway construction from the Mendocino County Line to Mathews Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Philo Greenwood Road to North Limits Elk on Friday, Aug. 20. One-way traffic control will be in effect on Friday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Noyo River to Via Main Street on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Lane closures will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work on Thursday, Aug. 26. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 20

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work at Private Road on Wednesday, Aug. 25. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Slide removal two miles west of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— Highway construction east of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

— Electrical work at Blosser Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 101

— Slide removal from Comminsky Station Road to Pieta Creek Bridge will continue. Lane closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Work south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Lane closures will be in effect in both directions. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Moss Cove Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Empire Camp Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Drainage work from Piercy to the Humboldt County Line will continue. Lane closures will be in effect weekdays. Motorists can anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Drainage work at the Piercy on and off ramp will continue. Full ramp closures will be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should use an alternate ramp.

Highway 271

— Drainage work from Old Route 101 to South Fork Eel River will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Tuleyome’s next “Nature and You” lecture on Thursday, Aug. 26, will focus on wood ducks.

“Sleuthing into the Secret Lives of Wood Ducks” will take place at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

A $10 donation to Tuleyome is requested, but is not required to participate in this event.

You must register on the event page from http://tuleyome.org/events/ (be sure to include your email address). After registering, participants will be sent an email with login information.

Attendees will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature. For questions contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Biologists have studied the charismatic wood duck for well over a century. What more could we possibly learn? As it turns out, quite a bit. New technology is revealing a rich and complex social underworld that is proving to be quite astonishing.

Join University of California, Davis Professor Dr. John Eadie to learn about this new research.

His team is employing automatic logging devices (passive integrated transponders, or PIT tags) that record every nest site a female visits, and population-wide genetic analyses of all breeding females and their offspring to follow the breeding behavior and entire life histories of wood ducks on several sites in California.

They are focusing on a particularly curious nesting behavior whereby females lay eggs in the nests of other females in the same population.

Does this behavior add or detract from the survival of females and their young, or the sustainability of the population?

Come to the online lecture to hear some new insights into a surprisingly wide range of behavioral interactions among females in this enigmatic species of cavity-nesting duck.

Dr. John Eadie is a professor and the Dennis G. Raveling Chair in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis.

His research interests include the ecology, conservation and management of waterfowl and wetlands.

His current work focuses on the management and conservation of wetland habitats, breeding waterfowl (mallards and wood ducks) in California, and linking ecological theory to wildlife management and conservation.

He uses a combination of experimental and observational field studies, molecular genetic techniques in the lab, and population modeling approaches in his research.

This lecture is part of the free monthly “Nature and You” lecture series sponsored by Tuleyome, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland. The word “Tuleyome” (pronounced too-lee-OME-ee) is a Lake Miwok Indian word that means “deep home place.” The term “deep home place” exemplifies our deep connection to our environment, our communities and our regional public lands.

Tuleyome is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that engages in advocacy and active stewardship with diverse communities to conserve, enhance, restore and enjoy the lands in the region.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. — The Western Region Town Hall will meet Wednesday, Aug. 18.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Habematolel community center, 9460 Main St. in Upper Lake.

The agenda will include guest speaker Jim Steele who will talk about water and the drought.

The group will continue to discuss fire preparedness, drought, Neighborhood Watch, new zone information and the Northshore Fire Fund.

All are welcome to attend and share their concerns.

NORTH‌‌ ‌‌COAST, ‌‌ ‌‌Calif.‌‌ ‌‌ — ‌ ‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌reports‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌following‌‌ ‌‌road‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌will‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌taking‌‌ ‌‌place‌‌ ‌‌‌around‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌North‌‌ ‌‌Coast‌‌ ‌‌during‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌coming‌‌ ‌‌week. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Included‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌Mendocino‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌may‌‌ ‌‌impact‌‌ ‌‌Lake‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌commuters. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
‌‌‌ ‌
Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌advises‌‌ ‌‌motorists‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌drive‌‌ ‌‌with‌‌ ‌‌caution‌‌ ‌‌when‌‌ ‌‌approaching‌‌ ‌‌work‌‌ ‌‌areas‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌‌prepared‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌stop‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌traffic‌‌ ‌‌control‌‌ ‌‌stations. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
‌‌‌ ‌
The‌‌ ‌‌Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌Traffic‌‌ ‌‌Operations‌‌ ‌‌Office‌‌ ‌‌has‌‌ ‌‌reviewed‌‌ ‌‌each‌‌ ‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌determined‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌individual‌‌ ‌‌‌project‌‌ ‌‌delays‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌expected‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌less‌‌ ‌‌than‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌statewide‌‌ ‌‌policy‌‌ ‌‌maximum‌‌ ‌‌of‌‌ ‌‌30‌‌ ‌‌minutes‌‌ ‌‌unless‌‌ ‌‌‌noted‌‌ ‌‌otherwise. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
‌‌‌ ‌
For‌‌ ‌‌updates‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌this‌‌ ‌‌list‌‌ ‌‌check‌‌ ‌‌QuickMap‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌www.dot.ca.gov‌‌‌ or‌‌ ‌‌1-800-GAS-ROAD‌‌ ‌‌‌ (1-800-427-7623). ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
‌‌‌ ‌
LAKE‌‌ ‌‌COUNTY‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
‌‌‌ ‌
Highway‌‌ ‌‌20

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for emergency work at Le Trianon Resort on Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Construction near Saratoga Spring Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Private Road to Bachelor Valley on Monday, Aug. 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Private Road to Irvine Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 17. One-way traffic control is in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work at Grove Street on Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from 16th Street to County Club Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Grinding and paving from North Fork Cache Creek to Walker Ridge Road will continue Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.

Highway 29

— Construction from Spruce Grove Road to Hofacker Lane will continue Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— Construction from Route 281 to Private Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect overnight from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 175

— Highway construction from the Mendocino County Line to Mathews Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Manchester to Alder Creek on Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Philo Greenwood Road to North Limits Elk beginning Thursday, Aug. 19. One-way traffic control will be in effect on Thursday, Aug. 19, and Friday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 20

— Slide removal two miles west of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

— Highway construction east of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from Broaddus Creek 10 107 to Cropley Lane on Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Electrical work at Blosser Road will begin on Monday, Aug. 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 101

— Slide removal from Comminsky Station Road to Pieta Creek Bridge will continue. Lane closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Emergency work from Uva Drive to Ridgewood Ranch Road will occur on Sunday, Aug. 15. One-way traffic control will be in effect overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

— Work south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Lane closures will be in effect in both directions. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work from the Southbound Entrance to Willits Bypass to the Entrance to Georgia Pacific on Friday, Aug. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

— Moss Cove Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Guardrail work at Irvine Lodge Rest Area – Northbound will occur on Friday, Aug. 13. Lane closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Empire Camp Safety Rest Area will be closed through fall 2021.

— Drainage work from Piercy to the Humboldt County Line will continue. Lane closures will be in effect weekdays. Motorists can anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.

— Drainage work at the Piercy on and off ramp will continue. Full ramp closures will be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should use an alternate ramp.

Highway 175

— Shoulder work east of Buckman Drive will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 271

— Drainage work from Old Route 101 to South Fork Eel River will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As the Lakeport Unified School District is starting classes on Wednesday, Aug. 11, the Lakeport Police Department and school district staff are reminding all drivers to use extreme caution when traveling in the area of and on the grounds of the Lakeport schools.

Officials said they expect heavier-than-normal vehicle and pedestrian traffic near the school grounds in the mornings and afternoons.

Officers will be increasing traffic enforcement in the area.

Also, motorists are asked to please watch for students who may be waiting for buses or walking or riding bicycles to school.

Lastly, remember to stop for school buses when red lights flash.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Countywide Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee will meet for the third time via Zoom this Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Join the meeting here.

The meeting ID is 848 0650 4410, passcode 237666.

Join by one tap mobile: +16699009128,,84806504410#.

From any mobile or landline phone, you may also dial 1-669-900-6833, and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode above, when prompted. To contribute to this meeting from a phone, press *9 to raise your hand, and *6 to unmute, once you are recognized to speak.

The public is encouraged to attend and participate via Zoom.

The full meeting agenda for this meeting and further resources can be accessed here.