John C. Tyndall

515-294-4912
jtyndall@iastate.edu

B.S., Sociology and Environmental Studies, W. Michigan University, 1991
M.S., Forest Resource Management, Iowa State University, 1996
Ph.D., Natural Resource Economics, Iowa State University, 2003

Teaching

NREM 460/560, Controversies in Natural Resource Management (Co-teach w/Gary Atchison)
NREM 570, Advanced Decision Making and Resource Allocation.
NREM 600, Biodiversity, Conservation and Ecosystem Services in Managed Landscapes.
NREM 452, Quantitative Forest Ecosystem Management (Co-teach w/Lisa Schulte)
FOR 454, Senior Forestry Practicum (Co-teach w/Dick Schultz)
NREM 471/571, Agroforestry Systems (Co-teach w/Heidi Asbjornsen)
FOR 204. Forest Ecosystem Decision-Making
FOR 201. Forest Biology

Research

John is a social scientist with broad interests in environmental and natural resource economics, policy and sociology within forestry and agriculture. Specifically his research to date has emphasized: 1) Sociology and economics of biomass based energy systems 2) Socio-economics of sustainable agriculture and technology -with an emphasis in air-quality management and ecological buffer systems (i.e. shelterbelts, riparian buffers, agroforestry systems); 3) natural resource and environmental quality management particularly in rural/urban interfaces; (4) Contingent valuation studies involving environmental quality enhancement and/or protection in agricultural settings; and 5) Forest management issues in regions that have limited yet vital forest resources.

Publications from the last 3 years

Tyndall. J.C. 2009. Characterizing Pork Producer Demand for Shelterbelts to Mitigate Odor. (Forthcoming Agroforestry Systems)

Brandle, J.R., L. Hodges, J.C. Tyndall, R.A Sudmeyer. 2009. Windbreak Practices. North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice – Second edition. American Society of Agronomy, Inc. Madison, Wisconsin.

Tyndall, J.C. and R.C. Grala. 2009. Financial Feasibility of Using Shelterbelts for Swine Odor Mitigation.  Agroforestry Systems. 76:237–250

Secchi, S., J.C. Tyndall, L. Schulte, and H. Asbjornsen. 2008. High Crop Prices and  Conservation: Raising the Stakes. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation V. 63, Number 3. pp 68-75.

• Editor’s Choice Award for 2008 from the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

Schulte, L. et al., (14 authors; Tyndall, J. C.). 2008. A targeted conservation approach for improving environmental quality: Multiple benefits and expanded opportunities. Iowa State University Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension – PMR (peer reviewed).

Tyndall. J.C. 2008. The use and economics of vegetative environmental buffers for livestock and poultry odor mitigation. Proceedings: Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations. May 19-21 Des Moines, IA.

Sauer, T., F. Haan, J.C. Tyndall, G. Hernandez-Ramirez, S. Trabue, R. Pfeiffer, and J. Singer. 2008. Vegetative Buffers for Odor Mitigation – Wind Tunnel Evaluation of Flow Dynamics. Proceedings: Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations. May 19-21 Des Moines, IA.

Tyndall, J.C. and J.P. Colletti. 2007. Mitigating Swine Odor with Strategically Designed Shelterbelt Systems: A Review. Agroforestry Systems. Volume 69, Number 1 / January, 2007.

Tyndall, J.C. 2006. Shelterbelts and “Clean Air Pork”: A systems analysis. Iowa Manure Matters: Odor & Nutrient Management (Fall 2006 edition)

Tyndall, J.C.  2006. Shelterbelts and Livestock Odor Mitigation: a Socio-economic Assessment of Pork Producers and Consumers. Pages 341 - 345. In Aneja et al. (Eds.), Proceedings: Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science, Potomac, Maryland, June 5 -8, 2006.

Colletti, J.P., S. Hoff, J. Thompson and J.C. Tyndall. 2006. Vegetative environmental buffers to mitigate odor and aerosol pollutants emitted from poultry production sites. Pages 284 – 291. In Aneja et al. (Eds.), Proceedings: Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science, Potomac, Maryland, June 5 -8, 2006.