John Tanaka's Publications

Dr. John Tanaka
Selected publications:

Invited Presentations, last five years

Economic and Social Aspects of Cheatgrass Restoration.” Idaho Section of the Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. Boise, ID. January 2007.
“The Society for Range Management and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.” 3 rd National Conference on Grazing Lands. Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Meeting. St. Louis, MO. December 2006.
“Social, Political, and Economic Factors and Implications to Rangelands and Their Management.” Inaugural Session of Rangeland Management for Line Officers, USDA Forest Service. Milford, PA. April 20, 2006.
“Implications for Land Use Policy and Sustainability of Western Rangelands.” In: Symposium: Western Ranching as a Way of Life: Implications for Land Use Policy and Sustainable Rangelands. Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Waikiki, HI. July 2, 2004.
“Collaboration on the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council.” Panelist, The Importance of Collaboration. USDI Bureau of Land Management New Employees Training. May 2004.
“ Sage Grouse Recovery: Estimating the Economic Impacts.” Rimbey, N.R., L.A. Torell, J. Tanaka, T. Darden, L.W. Van Tassell, and A. Harp . New Mexico Section Annual SRM meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 21-23, 2003.
"AUMS, Ranching, and Values." 2002 Farm Income Seminar, Oregon Department of Revenue. Pendleton, Oregon. April 2002.

Refereed Journal Articles, last five years

Rimbey, Neil R., Torell, L.Allen, and John A. Tanaka. “Why Grazing Permits Have Economic Value.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. (2007) 32(1):20-40.
Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, and N.R. Rimbey. “Who Are Public Land Ranchers and Why Are They Out There?” Western Economics Forum (2005):14-20.
Aldrich, G.A., J.A. Tanaka, R.M. Adams, and J.C. Buckhouse. “Economics of Western Juniper Control in Central Oregon.” Rangeland Ecology and Management 58(2005):542-552.
Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, and N.R. Rimbey. “Rangeland Economics, Ecology, and Sustainability: Implications for Policy and Economic Research.” Western Economics Forum (2005):1-6.
L. Allen Torell, Neil R. Rimbey, Larry W. Van Tassell, John A. Tanaka and E. Tom Bartlett. “An Evaluation of the Federal Grazing Fee Formula.” J. Range Manage. 56(2003):577-584.
Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, M. Brunson, and E.T. Bartlett . Sustainable Rangelands: Indicators of Socio-economic Benefits. VII International Rangeland Congress, Session A3, Available online at http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/rgi/irc2003/ c5/volunteer.htm. African J. of Range & Forage Science 20(2003):222-226.
Stillings, Amy M., John A. Tanaka, Neil R. Rimbey, Timothy DelCurto, Patrick A. Momont, and Marni L. Porath. “Economic Implications of Off-Stream Water Developments to Improve Riparian Grazing.” J. Range Manage. 56(2003):418-424.
Gentner, Bradley J. and John A. Tanaka. "Classifying Federal Public Land Grazing Permittees." J. Range Manage. 55(2002):2-11.
Porath, M.L., P.A. Momont, T. DelCurto, N.R. Rimbey, J.A. Tanaka, and M. McInnis. "Offstream water and trace mineral salt as management strategies for improved cattle distribution." J. Anim. Sci. 80(2002):346-356.

Miscellaneous Publications, last five years

Tanaka, J.A., N.R. Rimbey, L.A. Torell, T. DelCurto, D. Bailey, K. Walburger, D. Taylor, and B. Welling. “Grazing Distribution: The Quest for the Silver Bullet.” Rangelands (In Press).
Torell, L.A., N.R. Rimbey, and J.A. Tanaka. 2006. On Why Grazing Permits Have Economic Value. In: Proceedings, 2006 WAEA Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK. Available online at http://agecon.uwyo.edu/waea/2006AssnMtg/Proceedings/Torell_IB.pdf.
Tanaka, J.A., N.R. Rimbey and L.A. Torell. 2004. New Faces: What does it mean for sustainable rangeland management. in: Torell, L.A., N.R. Rimbey and L. Harris, eds. 2004. Current Issues in Rangeland Resource Economics. Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by Western Coordinating Committees 55 and 40. W. Regional Publication. USU Ag. Exp. Sta, Research Rep. 190. June, 2004. Logan, UT.
Rimbey, N.R., T.D. Darden, L.A. Torell, J.A. Tanaka, L.W. Van Tassell, and J.D. Wulfhorst. Ranch Level Economic Impacts of Public Land Grazing Policy Alternatives in the Bruneau Resource Area of Owyhee County, Idaho. Univ. of Idaho Agri. Econ. Ext. Ser. No. 03-05. June 2003.

J.A. Tanaka

Wambolt, C.L., A.J. Harp, B.L. Welch, N. Shaw, J.W. Connelly, K.P. Reese, C.E. Braun, D.A. Klebenow, E.D. McArthur, J.G. Thompson, L.A. Torell, and J.A. Tanaka. 2002. Conservation of greater sage-grouse on public lands in the western U.S.: Implications of recovery and management policies. Policy Analysis Center for Western Public Lands. PACWPL Policy Paper SG-02-02.
Tanaka, J.A., and L.A. Torell. "Status of Economic Criteria and Indicators for the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable." In: E.T. Bartlett, and J.E. Mitchell (eds.), Sustainable Rangeland Management: Status of a Roundtable to Determine Criteria and Indicators, Proceedings of a Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Kansas City, Missouri. February 2002.

Abstracts of Papers at Professional Meetings, last five years

Tanaka, J. and K. Maczko “ SRR Overview: Goals, Indicators, Model, Ecosystem Services, and Benefits.” Paper presented at the 3 rd National Conference on Grazing Lands. Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, St. Louis, Missouri. 2006.
Torell, L.A., N.R. Rimbey, and J.A. Tanaka. “On Why Grazing Permits Have Economic Value.” Paper presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska. 2006.
Satyal, V., J.A. Tanaka, D. Lach. D.A. Pyke, and P. Doescher. “Economic and Non-Economic Impacts of Restoration: A Case Study Analysis of The Great Basin Region.” Paper presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska. 2006.
McCollum, D., L. Swanson, and J. Tanaka. “Integrate social and economic indicators with ecological indicators for rangeland inventory, assessment, and monitoring: Why would you ever do that?” Paper presented at the 58 th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Fort Worth, Texas. 2005.
Tanaka, J. “Ranch-level economic impacts of off-stream water developments, animal attributes, and fencing.” Paper presented at the 58 th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Fort Worth, Texas. 2005.
Tanaka, J., A. Torell, and N. Rimbey. “Rangeland policy and economics research: integrating science and people.” Paper presented at the 58 th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Fort Worth, Texas. 2005.
Tanaka, J.A. “Implications for Land Use Policy and the Sustainability of Western Rangelands.” Symposium on “Western Ranching as a Way of Life: Implications for Land Use Policy and Sustainable Rangelands” presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2004.
Tanaka, J.A., L. Torell, N. Rimbey, L. Van Tassell, T. Darden, and A. Harp. “Economic and social ramifications of alternate management priorities in sagebrush ecosystems.” Symposium on “Fighting the odds: the challenge to save the sagebrush biome” presented at the Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. 2004.
Tanaka, J.A., N.R. Rimbey, A. Torell. “New faces, what does it mean for sustainable rangeland management?” Paper presented at the 59 th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2004.
Tanaka, J.A. “Criterion 4: Maintenance and Enhancement of Multiple Economic and Social Benefits to Current and Future Generations.” Paper presented at the 56 th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Casper, Wyoming, 2003.
Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, M. Brunson, and E.T. Bartlett . Sustainable Rangelands: Indicators of Socio-economic Benefits. Poster Presentation, VII International Rangeland Congress, Session C5, Durban, South Africa. 2003.

Tanaka, J.A.

Reports

Tanaka, J., L.A. Torell, L.V. Swanson, M. Brunson, D. McCollum, and H.T. Heintz . Indicators for Maintenance and Enhancement of Multiple Economic and Social Benefits to Current and Future Generations. pp. V:1-28. In: J.E. Mitchell (ed.), Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Rangelands: A First Approximation Report, Sustainable Rangeland Roundtable, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Exp. Sta., Available online at http://sustainablerangelands.cnr.colostate.edu/2003Report/2003Report.htm . 2003.
Tanaka, John A. Regional Economic Impact Assessment Model for Invasive Plants in the Blue Mountains Demonstration Area. Submitted to the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2002.

Reviews of Manuscripts

Rangeland Ecology and Management manuscripts from editor (1981-present).
Journal of Range Management, Associate Editor (1994-1998).
Western Journal of Agricultural Economics manuscript from editor.