Part I – General Sessions

What Conservation Means Today

• Formal Opening, Ira N. Gabrielson
• Food, Shelter, and Water, Ervin L. Peterson
• Industry and Conservation, J. E. McCaffrey
• Commerce and Conservation, William A. Kluender
• Conservation and National Welfare, Raymond A. McConnell, Jr.
• World Affairs and Our Natural Resources, Gove Hambidge

How to Get Coordination in Conservation

• Introductory Remarks, William J. McGlothlin
• The Place of Education and Research in the Formulation of a Conservation Policy, Ernest Wohletz
• Conservation Legislation and Policies, E. H. Taylor
• Executive Direction in the Coordination of Conservation Activities, Harry A. Curtis
• Getting Coordination in Conservation by the "Pilot" District Way, Harvey S. Hale
• Resource Ecology–Neglected Discipline, Durward L. Allen

International Teamwork in Waterfowl Management

• Canada's Place on the Team, W. Winston Mair
• States Must Hold the Line, E. B. Chamberlain, Jr.
• Public Supporters in the Backfield, Robert Winthrop
• Gains and Losses in the Waterfowl Game, J. Clark Salyer, II
• Fumbles at the Goal Line, Les Woerpel

Part II – Technical Sessions

Disease, Nutrition, and Controls

• Wildlife Implications of Hardwood and Brush Controls, Phil D. Goodrum and Vincent H. Reid
• Protein and Phosphorus Content of Browse Plants as an Influence on Southwestern Deer Herd Levels, Wendell G. Swank
• Deer Nutrition and Population Dynamics in the North Coast Range of California, Richard D. Taber
• An Epizootic in Deer in Michigan, L. D. Fay, A. P. Boyce, and W. G. Youatt
• Changing Trends in Predator Management, Clifford C. Presnall
• How Long Do Duck Foods Last Underwater?, William W. Neely
• Environmental Control in Waterfowl, Clinton H. Lostetter

Wetlands and Inland Water Resources

• Measuring Hunting Pressure on Canada Geese in the Flathead Valley, John J. Craighead and Dwight S. Stockstad
• The Use of Retrievers in Banding Flightless Young Mallards, J. B. Gollop
• Effects of Turbidity on Fish and Fishing, D. Homer Buck
• Appraisal of Methods of Fish Population Study – Part I – Fish Growth Rate Studies: Techniques and Role in Surveys and Management, Kenneth O. Carlander
• Appraisal of Methods of Fish Population Study – Part II – Creel Censuses, J. P. Cuerrier
• Appraisal of Methods of Fish Population Study – Part III – The Measurement of Fish Population Size, Gerald P. Cooper and Karl F. Lagler
• Appraisal of Methods of Fish Population Study – Part IV – Determination of Balance in Farm Fish Ponds, H. S. Swingle

Upland Game Resources

• The Farmer-Sportsman Problem and a Solution, Walter E. Howard and William M. Longhurst
• Effect of Legal Restrictions and Hunting on Gray Squirrel Populations in West Virginia, Hans G. Uhlig
• Ruffed Grouse Population Study on Hunted and Unhunted Areas, Walter L. Palmer
• An Analysis of Techniques for Determining Male Squirrel Reproductive Development, Roger A. Hoffman and Charles M. Kirkpatrick
• Analysis of Marten Exploitation as Criteria of Management, Horace F. Quick
• Banding – A Key to Dove Management, Harold S. Peters
• Status of the White-Winged Dove in Texas, William H. Kiel, Jr. and John T. Harris

Marine and Coastal Resources

• Early Life History of the Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in Louisiana, Royal D. Suttkus
• Ecological Changes Affecting the Productivity of Oyster Grounds, Paul S. Galtsoff
• Recent Developments in the Chemistry and Hydrography of Estuaries, Dayton E. Carritt
• Recent Climatic Fluctuations in Maritime Provinces, Werner A. Baum and James M. Havens
• New Habitats for Waterfowl, Francis M. Uhler
• Man as a Factor in the Coastal Environment, Charles E. Renn
• The Nutria as a Wild Fur Mammal in Louisiana, Van T. Harris

Big Game Resources

• Fluctuations in a Deer Population in California Chaparral, Raymond F. Dasmann
• Aerial Censusing of the Nelchina Caribou Herd, Gordon W. Watson and Robert F. Scott
• Summer Studies of Moose in Ontario, A. de Vos
• Big Game Densities and Range Carrying Capacities in East Africa, George A. Petrides
• Patterns of Social Behavior in Big Game, Margaret Altmann
• Postconception Ovulation in Elk, George C. Halazon and Helmut K. Buechner
• Large-Scale Dead Deer Surveys: Methods, Results and Management Implications, S. C. Whitlock and Lee Eberhardt

Conservation Education

• Often Overlooked Foundations of Conservation Education, J. V. K. Wagar and H. W. Steinhoff
• Inter-agency Cooperation – Key to Conservation Education Success, J. J. Shomon
• Educational Programs of National Organizations, Seth L. Myers
• Conservation Education Activities of the Youth Groups of Ohio, A. W. Short
• Montana's Venture in Wildlife Extension, J. W. Severy and W. L. Pengelly
• A Method of Teaching Waterfowl Identification, Douglas E. Wade, Harold M. Steele, and Gordon H. Brown
• A High School Conservation Assembly Program, David Lee Hanselman
• Pulling Together for Conservation – An Appraisal of the Conference Program, I. T. Bode
• Acknowledgment of Appreciation, C. R. Gutermuth

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.