Wednesday February 18, 2026
Lake County Record-Bee —
Lake County’s Water resources Director Pawan Upadhyay presented at this week’s Judges Breakfast on Thursday in Clearlake. Joined by Hitch Program Technician Taylor Woodruff, the two explained the beginnings of a new volunteer program- the Community Science Hitch Spawner Observation Survey.
This new program was explained by Woodruff, a Lake County local who moved back to the county after leaving to study Marine Biology. At first she found herself employed with the Big Valley Environmental Protection Agency but moved on to the Watershed Protection District where she celebrated two years to the day. Woodruff’s deep love for Clear Lake motivates her to want to know more about it, leading to the Community Science Program.