CLERC President Receives Stars of Lake County Environmental Award

The annual Stars of Lake County award ceremony was hosted by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce on May 1 at the Soper-Reese Theater in Lakeport.  This year, CLERC's President and Executive Director, Will Evans, was presented with the Environmental Award in recognition of the tremendous impact he's made towards enhancing and preserving the unique landscape surrounding Clear Lake. The award was sponsored by Adventist Health Clearlake and presented by David Santos, Adventist Health President.

"Will Evans is a dynamic force for environmental protection and scientific study. As President of CLERC, he has facilitated the acquisition of a $1M grant from the State of California to assist in wildfire resistance and recovery. He has played a prominent role in the work to protect and restore the unique Clear Lake Hitch, an endangered native fish of Clear Lake, working on the prevention of the invasion of quagga mussels into the lake, and established an organization, CLERC, to carry out and increase the amount of scientific research being conducted on Clear Lake and using the research as a way to promote economic development for the local community.  

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