Profile: Our Community Partner: Johnson Creek Watershed Council

PSU students and the Johnson Creek Watershed Council work together to set up a snapshot monitoring event designed to empower individual landowners to learn about the health of Johnson Creek on their property, meeting the goals of the watershed council in the areas of protection, conservation, and restoration of the watershed.

Site Address:

8300 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
Portland, OR 97202

Site Contact:

Michelle Bussard, Executive Director
Phone: 503-239-3932
Email: michelle@jcwc.org

Faculty Contact:

Stacy Renfro, Program Director, Student Watershed Research Project
Phone: 503-748-1363
Email: renfro@pdx.edu

Project Description:

PSU students and the Johnson Creek Watershed Council work together to set up a snapshot monitoring event designed to empower individual landowners to learn about the health of Johnson Creek on their property. Empowering landowners to learn about water quality sampling and get results for their propoerty opens the opportunity to discuss landscape and property management strategies that benefit the creek and meet the goals of the watershed council in the areas of protection, conservation, and restoration of the watershed.

Project Website: www.jcwc.org

Type of Partnership: Community-based Learning Academic Course

Partnership Frequency: On-going, multi-year, multi-term partnership

Student Commitment: 15 students, 8 hours per week

Partnership Began: 1/10/2004

Partnership Ended: On-going