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Lake County Airmen’s Association conducts airport cleanup
LAKEPORT, Calif. — A team of local pilots volunteered on the morning of Sunday, July 23, to remove tall weeds that had accumulated in the transient airplane parking ramp and other locations adjacent the runway at Lampson Field in Lakeport.
The weeds were growing from cracks in the pavement that covers the airplane tie down surface on the south side of the airport, directly in front of Red’s at the Skyroom Restaurant.
The four-hour-long project was undertaken by the Lake County Airmen’s Association, or LCAA, a group of local pilots and airplane owners who are advocates for aviation related issues that impact Lampson Field.
“I thought weed eradication was perfect for an airmen’s volunteer project,” Tom Lincoln, the LCAA president, observed. “The county, which has responsibility for airport maintenance, has been without an airport maintenance supervisor for some time now, and I figured that the help would be welcome.
“Besides, the tie down area was looking rough and didn’t create a good first impression to visiting pilots and passengers. I mentioned the project at our last meeting and the support for moving ahead was quite high,” he said.
The volunteers used power weed eaters and leaf blowers to cut and blow weeds into piles that could be removed. Several thousand square feet of tarmac was cleaned during the project.
A county crew subsequently tackled the large job of mowing several acres of weeds between the taxiway and runway as well as along the north and south side margins.
That crew employed three large tractors with attached mowing devices on Thursday and Friday. A water tender stood by in the event the work sparked a grass fire.
LCAA has approximately 50 active members, most of them licensed pilots. The organization does allow for nonpilot associate members. Anyone interested in joining can contact Tom Lincoln at 707-349-3210. Annual dues are $25.
