Kellogg Creek Student Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program

The Kellogg Creek Student Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program is a community science initiative launched in 2024 by the North Clackamas Watersheds Council in partnership with North Clackamas School District classrooms. The program supports the Kellogg Creek Restoration and Community Enhancement Project, a multifaceted restoration project happening in Downtown Milwaukie that will remove Kellogg Dam and create a publicly accessible natural area within Milwaukie. The Kellogg Creek Student Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program uses data collected by students to evaluate changes in the water and habitat quality in lower Kellogg Creek following the removal of Kellogg Dam using “before-after-control-impact” (BACI) experimental design. Students use non-lethal community science field methods for sampling stream macroinvertebrates developed by Dr. Patrick Edwards with Portland State University (PSU), and participate in two in-class lessons led by the Council. The monitoring program has completed two seasons of pre-implementation monitoring, with surveys continuing seasonally (spring and fall) through construction and post-restoration monitoring. In this presentation we discuss lessons learned from the first two seasons of monitoring, how professional development opportunities were integrated into the program, and ways in which the Council prioritizes equity and addresses potential barriers students may face to participation.