The Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will conduct a public meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union at FLC. Executive session may be convened for purposes of considering the employment of the FLC president and for purposes of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions that may arise during the discussion. For more information, call Peggy Sharp at 247-7437 or email [email protected].

DUI crackdown occuring over holiday weekend

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement will host The Heat Is On campaign, where law enforcement will crack down on impaired drivers throughout the summer, with a first major effort happening over Memorial Day weekend.

This year, to go along with the increased enforcement, CDOT has created informational cards about impaired driving in Colorado to be handed out at DUI checkpoints across the state.

For more information, visit HeatIsOnColorado.com.

Soil-building workshop to be held in Mancos

A “Beginners Soil Building Workshop” will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mancos Public Library, 211 E. First St., Mancos. The workshop is free. Participants will learn simple, low-cost, techniques to build healthy soil and help prepare sites for heritage fruit trees to be planted at the library. For more information, call (509) 830-4380 or email [email protected].

Rotary club to feature botanical society guest

The Rotary Club of Durango will feature Melanie Palmer, an officer of the Durango Botanical Society, which is a science and education organization dedicated to sustainable and water-wise horticulture in the Durango area, at its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Visitors are welcome. The society’s first project was the demonstration garden behind the Durango Public library, between the library and the Animas River Trail. For more information, call Dwight Burgess at 385-4223.

Ignacio library announces events

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs:

“All the World’s a Stage Drama Workshop” will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. June 4 to 6. The workshop is open to children from 9 to 12 years old.

A “Fly Tying Workshop” will take place at noon June 7. Mike Minot will lead the workshop. The class will focus on caddis flies. Sign-up is required. For more information or to sign-up, visit www.ignaciolibrary.org or call 563-9287.

Herald Staff