Joanne F. Tynon

Assistant Professor,
Recreation Resource Management
Forest Ecosystems and Society

Peavy Hall 107
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

Jo dives Maui

• Office: 107 Peavy Hall
• Phone: 541-737-1499/737-3049
• Fax: 541-737-1393

• Ph.D., 1994, Resource Recreation and Tourism, University of Idaho, Moscow
• Graduate Studies, 1985-1987, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station
• B.S., 1984, Wildland Recreation Management, University of Idaho, Moscow
• A.A., 1979, Chemistry, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ

• FOR 352, Wilderness Management
• FOR 356, Recreation Resource Planning
• FOR 422/522, Research Methods for Social Sciences

Qualitative and quantitative inquiry into natural resource-based recreation and tourism issues; sociology of leisure and outdoor recreation; recreation planning and management; and crime and violence on public recreation lands

Understanding crime and violence at public recreation sites; spatial crime analysis; and investigating the impacts of USFS fire policy on recreation opportunities

• Josh Baur (PhD)
• Molly Pattison (MS)

• Impacts of USFS Fire Policy on Recreation Opportunities ($29,163), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.



• A multi-stakeholder approach to carrying capacity and management of nearshore reefs in Hawaii with Mark Needham ($88,500). Funded by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources and Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program.



• Successful Strategies: Coping with Crime and Violence in National Forest Communities ($39,130), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.



• Contemporary Issues at the Interface of Urban Development and Nature Based Recreation & Tourism ($19,330), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.



• Crime and Violence: Contested Terrain in Our National Forests ($20,020), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.



• Day Use of the National Forests in OR and WA ($11,216) under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.



• Domestic Terrorism and Other Criminal Acts on Western National Forests ($9765), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.

• Baur, J. W. R. & Tynon, J. F. (2010). Small scale urban nature parks: Why should we care? Leisure Sciences.



• Tynon, J. F., Chavez, D. J., & Baur, J. W. R. (2010). Crime in the woods: The role of law enforcement officers in national forests. Managing Leisure.



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2009). A Synthesis of Five Nationwide Studies: Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations in the USDA Forest Service. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-260. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 19 p. PDF



• Tynon, J. F. & Wing, M. G. (2009). Geospatial Techniques for Crime Analysis in National Forests. Poster. George Wright Society Biennial Conference. March 2-6, 2009, Portland, OR.



• Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Waikiki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative – Research Program. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 95 pp. PDF



• Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Kailua Beach Park on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative – Research Program. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 74 pp. PDF



• Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 104 pp. PDF



• Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2008). Revisiting the spatial analysis of crime in national forests. Journal of Forestry, 106 (2), 91-99. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2008). Forest Service National Forest System Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-256. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service Special Agents, Assistant Special Agents in Charge, Senior Special Agents, and Supervisory Special Agents: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-255. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service patrol captains and patrol commanders report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-254. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service special agent in charge report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-253. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 42 p. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service law enforcement officer report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-252. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 284 p. PDF



• Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Crime mapping and spatial analysis in national forests. Journal of Forestry, 104(3), 293-298. PDF



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2006). Crime in national forests: A call for research. Journal of Forestry, 104(3), 154-157. PDF



• Tynon, J. F. & D. J. Chavez. (2006). Adapting a tourism criminal typology: Classifying outdoor recreation crime. Journal of Travel Research 44 (298-307). PDF



• Pegas, F. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Agritourism in Oregon: Coping with economic, social and operational constraints in today’s urban and rural interfaces. 2006 National Extension Tourism Conference, September 10-13, 2006, Burlington, VT.



• Tynon, J. F. & Wing, M. G. (2006). Applying GIS to visualize crime hot spots in U.S. national forests. 12th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), June 3-8, 2006, Vancouver, BC.



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Law Enforcement & Accountability in the USDA Forest Service. 12th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), June 3-8, 2006, Vancouver, BC.



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Law Enforcement Officers in the USDA Forest Service. 5th Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, May 31- June 3, 2006, Honolulu, HI.



• Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2005). Using GIS to map and analyze crime in the national forests: A research agenda. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Crime Mapping Research Conference, National Institute of Justice, September 7-10, Savannah, GA.



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2005). Peer Reviewed. Successful response to crime on national forests in the U.S. Proceedings of the 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 12-16, Honolulu, HI.



• Pegas, F. & Tynon, J. F. (2004). Peer Reviewed. An analysis of the motivations of Oregon’s ranchers to diversify into agritourism. Paper presented at the 4th Social Aspects and Recreation Research Symposium, February 4-6, San Francisco, CA.



• Chavez, D. J., Tynon, J. F., & Knap, N. (2004). Reducing crime and violence on public lands: Case studies in the USDA Forest Service. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 22 (3):22-38.



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2003). Crime and violence on public recreation lands: A research agenda. Proceedings of the 2003 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 12-15, Honolulu, HI.



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2002). Crimes and violence on public lands post-9/11. Keynote address for the opening session of the Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association, October 16-19, Tampa, Florida.



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2002). Response to crimes on public recreation lands: U.S. national forest case studies.Proceedings of the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 11-15, Honolulu, HI.



• Tynon, J. F., Chavez, D. J., & Kakoyannis, C. (2001).If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise: It’s no teddy bear’s picnic. Women in Natural Resources 22 (1): 6-17. PDF



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2000). Triage law enforcement: Societal impacts on national forests in the west. Environmental Management 26 (4): 403-407.



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2000). Domestic terrorism: City problems in forest settings. Proceedings of the 1999 Society of American Foresters National Convention, Portland, Oregon, September 11-15, (pp. 403-408). Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters.



• Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2000). Contested terrain: Natural resources law enforcement. In Burdge, R., Miles, J., Alper, D., & Kruger, L. (Eds.). Book of Abstracts: Eighth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Bellingham, Washington, June 17-22, 2000. Portland,OR: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Gen. Tech. Rpt.PNW-GTR-497.



• Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2000). Urban crimes in natural environments: Are we prepared? In Schneider, I.E., Chavez, D., Borrie, W., & James, K. (Eds.). The 3rd Symposium on Social Aspects and Recreation Research, Tempe, AZ, February 16-19. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University.



• Chavez, D. J., Harding, J. A., & Tynon, J.F. (1999). National Recreation Trails: A forgotten designation. Journal of Forestry 97 (10): 40-43.



• Hammersley, C. H. & Tynon, J. F. (1998). Job competency analyses of entry-level resort and commercial recreation professionals. Journal of Applied Recreation Research 23 (3): 225-241.



• Tynon, J. F. (1997). Quality hunting experiences: A qualitative inquiry. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 2 (1): 32-46.



• Tynon, J. F. (1997). The Katahdin Region summer leisure travel market. In Our forest’s place in the World: New England and Atlantic Canada’s forests. Proceedings of a joint meeting of the New England Society of American Foresters, Maine chapter of the Wildlife Society and Northeastern Forest Pest Council. Orono, ME: Maine Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Misc. Pub. 738; SAF Pub. 98-01.



• Harris, C. C., Tynon, J. F., & McLaughlin, W. J. (1990). A comprehensive method for studying leisure travel. Journal of Travel Research 29 (2):39-44.

• Lauren Redmore. (2009) (Re)claiming forestry: A case study of women’s empowerment. MS Thesis.



• Shiloh Sundstrom. (2009) Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience: Implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya. MS Thesis.



• Pegas, Fernanda. (2004). An analysis of the motivations of Oregon’s ranchers to diversify into agritourism. MS Thesis.



• Torres, Tami. (2001). The influence of cultural identity on resident perceptions of recreational boating and the BLM: A case study from a gateway community. MS Thesis.