The Kids in the Creek program provides
students with a simple method of assessing
the long-term health of a stream by viewing
and identifying the aquatic insects and
observing the world they inhabit.

It explains the importance of a healthy
watershed and the effect of a vibrant forest
canopy and riparian area on the stream and
its water quality.

It also connects the conditions of the stream
being explored to the immediate food chain as
well as the entire ecosystem.