John A. Tanaka

Associate Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics

Specialty: Resource and Environmental Economics

Research Interests: My current research interests include the economic effects of livestock grazing management practices in riparian areas, watershed management, and public land policy.

Office:
EOARC - Union Station
372 South 10th Street
Union, OR 97883

Office Phone: 541-562-5129 ext. 32
Fax:  541-562-5348

Email: John

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box E
Union, OR 97883

Courses Taught:
In the OSU Agriculture Program at Eastern Oregon University.

	AREC 250 - Introduction to Environmental Economics
	AREC 454 - Rural Development Economics & Policy
	AG 199 - An Introduction to Economic Development in Rural Counties
	AED 518 - Summer Agriculture Institute

Degrees:
Ph.D - 1986 - Range Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT
M.S. - 1982 - Rangeland Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
B.S. - 1978 - Rangeland Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR

Organizations and Affiliations:

	Society for Range Management, Life Member; President, 2006; First Vice-President, 2005; Second Vice-President, 2004; Board of Directors, 2001-2003; Certified Professional in Rangeland Management 2000 to present; Finance Committee 1997-2001, Chair, 1999-2000; Associate Editor, Journal of Range Management, 1995-1998; PNW Section President, 1992-1993; Webmaster, 1995-present;
	Member Western Regional Coordinating Committee 55, Rangeland Resource Economics
	Member Western Regional Project W-1192, Economic, Social, and Ecological Issues of Rangeland Fragmentation that Affect Rangeland Sustainability and Rural Communities
	Member Western Coordinating Committee, Western Rangeland Partnership
	John Day-Snake resource Advisory Council. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to the Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service Federal Advisory Committee for northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington public land management, 1995-2010. Chair 2002 - present.
	American Forage and Grasslands Congress
	Western Agricultural Economics Association
	American Agricultural Economics Association

	Science Findings Award, USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station, 1998.
	Exemplary Service Award, Pacific Northwest Section of the Society for Range Management, 1997.
	Who's Who in the American West, 1992-1995 Marquis Editions
	Who's Who in the World, 1996 Marquis 13th Edition
	James and Mildred Oldfield Team Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, 1991.
	USDA Certificate of Training, Land Management Planning, 1980.
	Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Rangeland Resources, Oregon State University, 1978.
	Graduate Fellow and President's Fellow, Utah State University, 1982-1983.

Research, Presentation, and Publications

Full Vita in pdf