James "Jim Bob" Collins serves as the chair for the Wheeler Soil and Water District Board. He is the owner/operator of Table Mountain Cattle Company in Wheeler County. The ranch is about 19,000 acres with range ground, including about 6 miles of steelhead spawning stream habitat in the John Day Watershed. The ranch leases an additional 10,000+/- acres from the National Forest Service for summer grazing. He has lifelong experience as an owner/operator rancher, performing restoration and ag water quality projects with multiple agencies. He also served as a private contractor for restoration projects in Wheeler County. His close contact between ODA and his region's SWCD board helps to further the joint venture of healthy agricultural communities and conservation efforts, keeping watersheds healthy and ag businesses profitable, and providing a balanced working landscape for all.