Department Head and Professor

• Contact Information:
  Agriculture 2013
  Email: jtanaka@uwyo.edu
  Phone: (307) 766-5130
  Cell: (307) 460-8558
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John Tanaka

In my role as department head, I am responsible for all activities that occur within the department.  We have a thriving teaching, research, and extension program covering rangeland ecology, watershed management, soil science, and entomology.

Title

• Department Head and Professor
• Director, Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable

Areas of Expertise

• Rangeland Management
• Rangeland Economics
• Public Land Policy    

Research Interests

I am currently most interested in the questions related to sustainability of rangelands.  This includes the ecological functioning of the rangelands, the economic values and decisions that are made, and the communities and families that depend on them.  Most of my focus is on activities of the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable of which I am the Director.

In the past, my research has focused on the economic impacts of various public land management options on western ranches; economics of ecosystem goods and services; economics of rangeland management practices; and related activities.

Because of my administrative duties, I am not currently looking for graduate students but am available to serve on graduate student committees.  I am most interested in finding ways for faculty in the department to improve their research programs and to improve the quality of our graduate students' experiences.

Teaching Activities

I have no formal teaching within the college. I occasionally guest lecture or otherwise assist with a class.

International Activities

None