Students Speak: A Watershed Summit - Upper Deschutes Watershed Council

Students Speak:
A Watershed Summit

Students Share, Lead, & Inspire

At Students Speak: A Watershed Summit, Central Oregon students take the stage to share what they have learned about our local watersheds. For the past 17 years, Students Speak: A Watershed Summit has empowered youth with unique opportunities to tell their watershed stories. Our watershed summit is focused on helping students build an understanding of their local environment while developing an enriched and empowered sense of stewardship for our rivers and streams.

Our next Watershed Summit will be held in 2027. Stay tuned for more information!

The watershed summit gives students the unique opportunity to share their work and have informed conversations with students of all ages while also connecting with natural resource professionals and community members. It is an empowering day for students of all ages. Through their presentations and discussions, students feel proud and valued for the streams studies they have accomplished with guidance from the Watershed Council, their teachers, professional mentors, and/or as independent projects.

Working closely with our partners, teachers, and students, we will facilitate an innovative conference for students to share their watershed creations, research findings, music, poetry, videos, and artwork with other students and community members. For more information or to learn how you or your students can get involved, contact Education Director, Kolleen Miller.