Ken Cline is the David Rockefeller Family Chair in Ecosystem Management and Protection at College of the Atlantic, where he teaches environmental law, conservation policy, and interdisciplinary courses on public lands and protected areas. His work emphasizes experiential learning, connecting students with real-world environmental issues in Acadia National Park, local watersheds, and surrounding communities. Before joining College of the Atlantic in 1989, Ken served as a judicial clerk for U.S. Federal Judge Gus J. Solomon, as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and practiced municipal and environmental law in Ohio. He directs the Watershed Project, a collaborative initiative that models interdisciplinary education through watershed conservation in Hancock County, supported by a U.S. Department of Education grant. Ken has extensive experience with river and watershed conservation in Maine, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Chile, and currently serves on the National Rivers Committee of the Sierra Club, the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, and the board of the Frenchman Bay Conservancy. His teaching, advocacy, and scholarship center on strengthening conservation practices through community engagement and policy innovation.