The fourth grade students and teachers of Middletown Unified School District would like to thank the East Lake Resource Conservation District for the recent Field Days in the Creek event. 

A debt of gratitude also goes to Diamond D Ranch of Middletown for allowing us to attend the event on their land on Putah Creek.  

This was a highly engaging educational event with presentations along the creek by Katherine Blyleven, an agricultural biologist from the county of Lake who discussed invasive plants and native plants. 

Great "Geology of Lake County" lessons were given, by Dean Enderlin, Enderlin Geology. Also presenting was Joe Koschik, United State Forest Service and his team, Department of Fish and Wildlife's Ben Ewing and his assistants Juan Torres and Lanette Richardson, who performed backpack electro fishing which amazed our students. 

Korinn Woodard and Kate O'Donnell gave soils and conservation demonstrations, and Carolyn Ruttan of Lake County Water Resources talked about the importance of keeping invasive mussels out of our waterways. 

Thank you big time to the East Lake Resource Conservation District's president, Charlotte Griswold, Victoria Brandon and all of the others, not named, for the time and energy spent on this worthwhile elementary school field trip.

Kathleen Scavone and the fourth grade educators of the Middletown Unified School District in Middletown, Calif.