LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Tuleyome’s next “Nature and You” lecture will focus on the Walker Ridge area.

The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, via Zoom.

Participants must register on the group’s website.

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..

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

Located at the border of Colusa and Lake counties, Walker Ridge is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and designated for recreational purposes.

Its serpentine soil and varied geologic formations attracts all types of people enjoying its wild beauty, from birders, OHVers, and hikers to hunters, botanists, and photographers.

The majority of Walker Ridge lies just outside the boundaries of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and does not benefit from its protections.

Proposed industrial scale wind energy development on Walker Ridge would cause irreparable habitat loss, increase the area’s wildfire risk, and kill many of the region’s birds of prey and bats. The current proposal endeavors to erect 42 wind towers (or turbines), requiring extensive road widening and regrading, and a new electrical tie-line.

Join Nick Jensen, botanist and lead conservation scientist with the California Native Plant Society, to hear about this amazing place and what the Protect Walker Ridge Alliance is doing to preserve it.

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.