LUCERNE, Calif. – It was standing room only on Thursday night as a beloved local biologist opened a series of lectures on Lake County's natural environment hosted by Marymount California University's Lakeside Campus.
Dr. Harry Lyons, a biology professor at the Woodland Community College Lake County campus in Clearlake, a longtime resident of Lake County and an expert on Clear Lake, gave the opening talk in “Distinguished Speakers Series.”
In “Lessons from Green Water,” Lyons discussed the Hudson River and Clear Lake, interspersing the fascinating facts of those two aquatic ecosystems with his own original music, playing guitar and singing while accompanied by bassist Rick McCann.
The hour-and-a-half-long presentation can be seen in its entirety in the video above.
The three-part speaker series is co-sponsored by the Friends of Marymount California University (MCU) Lakeside and the Lake County Land Trust.
Future installments will feature archaeologist Dr. John Parker in March and ecologist Catherine Koehler, the Land Trust's executive director and director of the McLaughlin Reserve, in April.
For information call 888-991-5253 or 707-262-0707 or go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org .