Environmental Studies
John J. Gutrich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Department of Environmental Studies
Taylor Hall 019B
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 552-6482
email: gutrichj@sou.edu
Education
B.S. 1994 - Ecology, Evolution and Population Biology, Purdue University
B.S. 1994 - Accounting, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
1994 - 1995 - Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology M.S. Program,
University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D. 2000 - Environmental Science, The Ohio State University
Courses taught at SOU:
Introduction to Environmental Studies: Social Science (ES 103)
Environmental Policy and Impact Analysis (ES 351)
Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development (ES 421)
Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services (ES 442)
Environmental Modeling (ES 475)
Research Interests
My research interests include ecological and environmental economics, sustainable development, global climate change, watershed management, invasive species control, wetland ecology and management, and ecosystem modeling. My research efforts have addressed optimal forest management and the value of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests, the sustainable use of upland forested watersheds in Hawaii, invasive species control, valuation of non-market ecosystem goods and services, restoration wetland ecology, ecological and economic risks of marine transgenic organisms and cost-effective economic approaches considering federal anti-degradation requirements for rivers.
Selected Publications
Gutrich, J. J., Taylor, K. J., and S. Fennessy. 2009. Restoration of vegetation communities of created depressional marshes in Ohio and Colorado (USA): the importance of initial effort for mitigation success. Ecological Engineering 35:351-368. (pdf article)
Gutrich, J. J. and R.B. Howarth. 2007. Carbon Sequestration and the Optimal Management of New Hampshire Timber Stands. Ecological Economics 62:441-450. (pdf article)
Gutrich, J. J., VanGelder, E. and L. Loope. 2007. Potential Economic Impact of Introduction and Spread of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, in Hawaii. Environmental Science and Policy 10(7-8):685-696. (pdf article)
Gutrich, J.J., Donovan, D., Finucane, M., Focht, W., Hitzhusen, F., Manopimoke, S., McCauley, D., Norton, B., Sabatier, P., Salzman,J., Sasmitawidjaja, V. 2005. The Public Process of Ecosystem Management: Lessons from Hawaii, Southeast Asia, Africa and the U.S. Mainland. Journal of Environmental Management 76:197-209. (pdf article)
Gutrich, J. J. and F. H. Hitzhusen. 2004. Assessing the Substitutability of Mitigation Wetlands for Natural Sites: Estimating Restoration Lag Costs of Wetland Mitigation. Ecological Economics 48:409-424. (pdf article)
