Owen joined the Conservancy team in December 2024. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with an Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management degree. Owen has spent years as an outdoor guide leading a variety of canoe and backpacking trips, teaching adaptive alpine skiing, and working in outdoor program logistics management. You can find him riding bikes, practicing photography, and learning new recipes in his free time. Owen is excited to help facilitate new outdoor experiences for all to discover what the St. Croix watershed has to offer.