About the Creek Project Our Goals
"...there are small creeks that run through the city, and they largely contribute to the American River and eventually make their way to the ocean. Even though this area is so urban, here is the rural, beautiful creek that's so deeply affected by the urban life around it. That's what we are studying: How [...] the urban environment affects a rural creek"
Creek Participant Amber Mahone (1999)
The award-winning Arcade Creek Project is an ongoing study of the riparian corridor of an urban watershed in Sacramento, California. It consists of eleven studies which measure the health of the Arcade Creek in various ways and is run entirely by students of Mira Loma High School and their five instructors.
To learn more about each individual study and to view data collected by that study, click 'Studies' and select the study you wish to learn about. Also, you can click "Browse" to view a list of the eleven studies. To view photographs of the Arcade Creek and students at work, please visit our photo gallery. To find out where the Arcade Creek is located, and where we collect data, visit the General Information page and click 'Sites' or click Browse and find 'Sites'.
For a more detailed description of the project and a list of the numerous distinctions we have received, visit the About Us page under the "General Information" page or simply browse through the website using the links at the bottom of the page.