Trails 2000 will host a public trail work day at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Overend Mountain Park.

Volunteers should meet at Leyden Trailhead to help work on tread and drainage up Perins Gulch. No experience is necessary. Trails 2000 will provide tools, gloves, safety-instructional tool talk, water and snacks. Volunteers should wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, closed-toe shoes, sun hat, sunscreen and bring a water bottle and rain jacket.

For more information, visit www. Trails2000.org.

La Plata to host public meeting

La Plata County commissioners will host public meetings regarding the two La Plata County ballot measures in the upcoming November 2015 election.

The first meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. The second will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio.

Commissioners will present an overview of Question 1A, the proposed property-tax increase, and Question 1B, regarding telecommunications infrastructure. Commissioners also will be available to answer questions on each measure.

At the Bayfield meeting, residents can learn more about the town’s proposed street maintenance and preservation program and associated request for a dedicated funding stream through a proposed retail sales-tax increase.

Bark & Wine Silent Auction fundsraiser

The La Plata County Humane Society will host the Bark & Wine Silent Auction Fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

The theme for this year’s Bark & Wine is “Play & Spay.” The funds raised will go toward putting artificial grass on the side of the play yard that wasn’t completed. The other half of the funds will go toward the spay-and-neuter program, so the society can fix pit bulls and cats at a low cost or for free. Tickets are available at ww.lpchumanesociety.org/bark_wine.html and at several locations in Durango. A ticket includes a meal prepared by Manna Soup Kitchen culinary students. A free drink ticket is available to people who make a donation. Items for bid at the silent auction include trip vacations to Telluride, Napa Valley and Cabo San Lucas. Other items include artwork from local artists, high-end autographed memorabilia and more. A video made by Chimera Communications that highlights all the things that the society has done in the past year will be shown.

For more information, call 259-2847.

Free seed workshop to be held in Mancos

Mancos Public Library and Laughing Wolf Farm will present a free seed-saving workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The morning session will take place from 10 a.m. to noon and includes an overview of seed saving and a seed tour at Laughing Wolf Farm, 12303 County Road 44 in Mancos. The afternoon session will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. It will focus on seed cleaning and the Mancos Seed Library. It will take place at Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St. in Mancos. Seeds will be available for harvesting at Laughing Wolf Farm during the morning session. For the afternoon session, people are welcome to bring their own seeds to clean, sort and save or if they choose, donate seeds to the Mancos Seed Library.

For more information, email [email protected], call 560-5486, email [email protected], call 533-7600 or visit www.mancoslibrary.org.

Commissioners host meeting in Marvel

La Plata County commissioners will continue a series of “On the Road” meetings and invites the public to join them in a conversation about issues of interest or concern regarding La Plata County and their neighborhoods.

The next community meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at the Marvel Grange, 217 County Road 133A in Marvel.

For more information, call 382-6219.

Public input will help with disability policy

The public is invited to a meeting on moving the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation from the Department of Human Services into the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The meeting will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at La Plata Electric Association, 45 Stewart St.

Public input will help shape the future of workforce services to Coloradans with disabilities. American Sign Language interpretation and wheelchair access have been arranged. Reasonable accommodations or the services of a spoken language interpreter will be provided on request by contacting Lara Lemley at [email protected] or call (303) 318-8008. For people who use public transportation, Durango Transit has a fixed route service for $1 per ride or door-to-door service (schedule at least two weeks in advance) for $2 per ride. To schedule a ride, call 259-5438 or visit GetAroundDurango.com.

For more information, visit colorado.gov/cdle/shapethefuture or call (303) 318-8008.

Crow Canyon hosts lecture, book signing

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center will host a lecture and book signing by Dr. Donna Glowacki on the topic of, “Living and Learning: Depopulation in 13th Century Mesa Verde,” at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Mesa Verde Room of the center, 23390 Road K, Cortez.

After her lecture, Glowacki will sign her recently published book, available for purchase after the lecture. This lecture is part of CultureFest, Crow Canyon’s annual fall celebration.

For more information, email Jeanne Becker at [email protected] or call 749-7582.

Herald Staff