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Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, October 21, 2010 — A-7Interpretivewalk plannedat Quail RidgeWildernessConservancyQuail Ridge WilderessConservancy(QRWC) will conduct aninterpretive walk onQuail Ridge Reserve onSaturday, Oct. 23, 2-6p.m. The reserve is locatedon a beautifulpeninsula at the southwestend of LakeBerryessa. The walk onscenic hillsides of Californianative grasses,shrubs, and trees is ofeasy-to-moderate difficulty,and will be led byQRWC Executive DirectorFrank Maurer, a zoologistand ecologist.In addition to learningabout the wildlifeand native habitats ofthe peninsula, walkerswill also learn a gooddeal about the humanhistory of the Berryessaarea.The reserve in Octoberwill still show splendidgreen perennialbunchgrasses. Towardevening, with the help ofa special ultrasonic device,we’ll listen to localbats as they commencetheir evening feeding.Forest owls may also beheard vocalizing at thistime of day.The temperature willlikely be warm in thedaytime, but participantsshould be preparedfor cooler temperaturestoward theend of the day. Bringbinoculars and/or acamera if you wish,drinking water and asnack.Call in advance to reservea place and to getdirections: 219-4477 or758-1387.Participants will gatherat 2 p.m. at MarkleyCove Resort to begin thewalk and will return atabout 6 p.m. All participantsmust leave the reserveat the same time.The walk will be cancelledonly in the eventof substantial rainfallduring the day.Donations will be gratefullyaccepted for theConservancy’s fundraisingefforts to protectQuail Ridge lands. Aprogram of specialwalks for private groupsor families may bearranged.Library flaggedPhoto by Roy JonesVeterans of Foreign Wars member John Sexton (far right) presents a new Californiastate flag donated recently by the local VFW to the Winters Community Library. Fromleft are library staff Toni Mendieta, Kim Patrick and Liz Coman.Lanzaro plays role in UCD mosquito researchBy KATHYKEATLEY GARVEYCommunications SpecialistDepartment of EntomologyUC DavisSeveral UC Davis researchers,includingGregory Lanzaro of Winters,contributed to themilestone research ledby UC Riverside geneticiststhat resulted in thesequencing of thegenome of Culex quinquefasciatus,the socalled“southern housemosquito.”The research,launched in 2004 andpublished in the Oct. 1edition of Science magazine,involved scientistsfrom 38 institutions.Culex mosquitoestransmit the West Nilevirus, St. Louis encephalitis,lymphatic filariasisand other diseases.UC Davis mosquito researchersAnthony “Anton”Cornel and Lanzaroco-authored the researchpaper. Scientistsin the Bruce Hammockand Walter Leal labsalso participated.Cornel collected andestablished the mosquitocolony that was sequenced.Cornel is anassociate professor ofentomology at UC Daviswho directs the mosquitoresearch lab at theUC Kearney AgriculturalCenter, Parlier.Lanzaro, a longtimecollaborator with Cornel,is a professor in theSchool of VeterinaryMedicine and former directorof the UC MosquitoResearch Programand the Center forVectorborne Diseases.Both Cornel and Lanzaroserve as graduatestudent advisors in theUC Davis Department ofEntomology.The Hammock labplayed a role in annotatingand examiningdivergence of esterasesand glutathione-S tranferasesin this mosquito.Bruce Hammock is adistinguished professorof entomology. The labof Walter Leal, professorof entomology,added expertise inchemical ecology.Cornel hailed the researchas “anothermilestone in mosquitogenomics: we now nowhave a full genome sequenceof a third medicallyimportant mosquito,Culex quinquefasciatus,”adding, thatthis offers “opportunitiesfor research oncomparative genomicsand post genomics betweenthree mosquitospeciesYolo County Historical Society will featurevisit to Cottonwood Cemetery, historical sitesGREGORY LANZAROOPENINGContinued from page A-1POLICEContinued from page A-3County Sheriff with apursuit of a vehicle thatwas stolen from Napa.Wines, located in theCapay ValleyThe following oil producerswill offer tastingsof their products:~ Quinta do Sol, locatedin Winters, CA; oliveoil~ La Tourangelle, locatedin Woodland; walnut,almond, grapeseedand organic sunfloweroil~ Copper Hill OliveOil, located in Woodland;olive oil & balsamicvinegarFor more informationon Root Stock or thegrand opening celebration,call Lynda Hinds,794-6008.~ 12:28 p.m., a 17-yearoldwas issued a notice toappear for being an unlicensedOct. 18Winters juveniledriver.Dennis Dingemans, ofhe Yolo County HistorialSociety, will continehis tours and talks ofolo County Cemeteriesith a visit to the CotonwoodCemetery onunday, Oct. 24, 2-3:30.m.The cemetery is locatdon County Road 25,/10 mile east of Road 89two miles south ofMadison and sevenmiles north of Winters).Look for the grove of Cypresstrees on the fouracresite.At one time the cemeterywas adjacent to theCongregational Churchpresided over by Rev.Tyler Thacher.One stone of particularinterest is Thacher’s(1801 – 1869). Those whoattend will hear aboutresearch on the CongregationalChurch and theCottonwood Cemetery.All Yolo County HistoricalSociety GeneralMeetings are open tothe public. Refreshmentswill be servedfollowing the program.For more information,call Jeannette Molson,666-7103.