The students of Flo's class, at Patwin Elementary School saved the West Davis
Pond from being destroyed by two developers named Al Wolf and Katie Jones. All
students at Patwin Elementary School have been designated as Guardians of the
wildlife preserve area called West Davis Pond that is located nearby the
school.
Students help the preserve in many ways including clearing the area of weeds and
trash on a regular basis, and educating their neighbors about pollution in the
storm drains. As Guardians of the Pond, they are responsible for reporting to
the Davis Police any individual who may be causing pollution in the area.
Flo Grossenbacher's class of fourth graders has taken a special interest in the
wildlife area. They discovered two individuals who were exploiting the resources
of the pond. Al Wolf and Katie Jones, two local developers, had been hoping to
develop a profitable oil field in the area which would have destroyed the
wildlife preserve. Some of their initial surveying and drilling have already
caused some damage to the habitat and death of wildlife; however, Flo's class,
along with the other students at Patwin, are already working hard to clean it
up.
Flo Grossenbacher and her class have been awarded a Certificate of Merit from the
City of Davis for their efforts with the West Davis Pond.'
