LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Have you ever wanted to see California’s official state grass?

Did you know that California even has an official state grass? Well, it does, and it is called purple needle grass.

Join the walk on Saturday, May 7, at the Lake County Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve, 6350 Westlake Road (off of the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off) starting at 9 a.m. to enjoy a spring view of purple needle grass (Stipa Pulchra) along with other native California bunch grasses that are fairly prevalent on the property.

After taking a two-month hiatus, the Saturday morning walks at the preserve have resumed.

Leading this Saturday’s walk will be Lake County Land Trust board member, Roberta Lyons.

It should be an enjoyable morning with not only views of interesting botanical species, but many songbirds as well, including red-tailed hawks, acorn woodpeckers, tree swallows, possibly violet-green swallows, western bluebirds and more.

For more information, call Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024. Directions to the preserve are located on the Land Trust’s web page.

Don’t confuse Rodman Preserve with the county Rodman Slough Park, which is located on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff near the bridge.

The Lake County Land Trust is a private, nonprofit local organizations that preserves open space and natural habitat in Lake County.

For more information go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org .