Instructor: Kris Knight

Kris Knight
Biography: Kris Knight, Executive Director, Upper Deschutes Watershed CouncilKris has spent 20+ years working in the field of natural resources on issues related to rivers and watersheds. Kris was hired as Executive Director for UDWC in 2019 and before that worked in Washington, Iowa and Kansas. For 11 years, Kris worked for The Nature Conservancy with seven years living in the Skagit River Valley in Washington State, managing collaborative projects and finding common ground between conservation and agricultural interests in the Puget Sound region. Prior to that, Kris worked for three years with the Stillaguamish Tribe in northwest Washington restoring rivers and wetlands. Between 2015 and 2019, Kris worked in his home state of Kansas as the Conservation Director for The Nature Conservancy where he launched a new conservation program called Healthy Streams for Kansas and led the creation of the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park. Kris holds a B.S. degree from Drake University and a M.S. degree in Environmental Science from Iowa State University. Kris met his wife Wendy while previously living in Bend over 20 years ago and they are excited to be back in Central Oregon raising their three boys.

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The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is coordinating a six-part informational speaker series about the Upper Deschutes watershed. Learn about your watershed, water use, water conservation efforts, and fish and wildlife in the Upper Deschutes watershed. There are five classroom sessions, and one full-day field trip.
April 10, 2025 to June 13, 2025 | 5:30pm-7:30pm |