Jason Kesling is the Harney SWCD District Manager. Jason started with the District in April 2020 as the Rangeland Biologist and took over the District Manager position at the end of March 2021. He grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He went to college at Oregon State University where he studied Fish and Wildlife. He graduated in 2004 with a BS in Fish and Wildlife with a specialty option in Avian Ecology. He moved to Burns to work for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Habitat Technician at the Riverside Wildlife Area. He quickly got a job at the Burns Paiute Tribe where he worked as the Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Manager, and Natural Resources Director from 2005-2017. His last position was with the Upper Snake River Tribe Foundation as its Environmental Program Director. Jason likes to spend time with his family, travel, hunt, fish, garden and improve his property.