Ryan Bessette

Position: Conservation Planner

Email Address: ryan.bessette@or.nacdnet.net

Ryan graduated from Oregon State University in 1992 and has worked in the agriculture/conservation industry for over thirty years.

His past work includes technical work on both the Buck Hollow and Bakeoven Watershed projects. He continues to work on both the CREP and CRP programs, working closely with NRCS. FSA, ODF, ODFW and USFS partners.

Ryan represents the District as a member of the Wasco County Forest Collaborative Group, East Cascades Oak Partnership. Lower Deschutes Cooperative Weed Management group, the Wasco County Natural Hazard Mitigation Group and the Joint Climate Resiliency Committee.

Ryan has been with the District for over 25 years. He adds that working for the SWCD has taught him the importance of relating to customers and partners in order to reach the conservation needs and goals. He stresses the importance of being pro-active with changes in state and federal policies and regulations in order to keep producers informed of policies that may adversely affect them.

Ryan enjoys hunting, traveling and glamping (camping with power, water & Netflix) with his wife Shannon.

Website Accessibility Policy

Wasco County Water and Soil Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Wasco County Water and Soil Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 541-296-6178 ext 3

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Wasco County Water and Soil Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Wasco County Water and Soil Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

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