Held March 9 to 11 1953 in Washington, D. C.
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS
Population vs. a Resource Budget
FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, John A. Hannah
FUTURE POPULATION TRENDS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, Kingsley Davis
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE, Douglas McKay
THE MYTH OF IDLE RESOURCES: A RECONSIDERATION OF THE CONCEPT OF NONUSE IN CONSERVATION, L. G. Hines
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CONSERVATION-SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT, Charles E. Lively
MEETING HUMAN NEEDS THROUGH AGRICULTURE, J. G. Harrar
Trends in Land and Water Use
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Hardy L. Shirley
MULTIPLE USE-MULTIPLE BENEFITS, Richard E McArdle
COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC LANDS, Hugh B. Woodward
DRAINAGE AND SUBSIDY PAYMENTS, R. L. Dushinske
WILDLIFE AND OUR SOIL CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES, Robert M. Salter
BIG DAM FOOLISHNESS, Elmer T. Peterson
GRASS ROOTS CONTROL IN WATERSHED PLANS AND MANAGEMENT, Nathan Tufts
Living Space for Waterfowl
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, P. W. Schneider
DUCKS AND GRAIN, W. Winston Mair
AGRICULTURE REACHES NORTHWARD IN CANADA, Angus Gavin
DUCK CLUBS FURNISH LIVING SPACE, John M. Anderson
ROLE OF THE STATES IN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT, Hayden W. Olds and Ernest Swift
A BROADER WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, Joseph P. Linduska
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Disease, Nutrition, and Controls
OUR DISREGARDED RIGHTS-OF-WAY - TEN MILLION UNUSED WILDLIFE ACRES, Frank E. Egler
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BOUNTY SYSTEM, Roger M. Latham
PARASITE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF DOMESTIC SHEEP AND COLUMBIAN BLACK-TAILED DEER, William M. Longhurst and James R. Douglas
STUDIES ON RABBITS AND SPOTTED FEVER, David E. Davis
A NEW APPROACH TOWARD BOTULISM CONTROL, Merton N. Rosen and Arthur L. Bischoff
BOBWHITE POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS AND VITAMIN A, V. W. Lehmann
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL LICKS USED BY BIG GAME ANIMALS IN WESTERN MONTANA, D. S. Stockstad, Melvin S. Morris, and Earl C. Lory
Fresh Water Resources
UNDERWATER TELEVISION IN FRESH-WATER FISHERIES RESEARCH, J. P. Cuerrier, F. H. Schuln, and V. E. F. Solman
THE IMPORTANCE OF GROUND WATER TO TROUT POPULATIONS IN THE PIGEON RIVER, MICHIGAN, Norman G. Benson
AN INTENSIVE CREEL CENSUS ON CLEARWATER LAKE, MISSOURI, DURING ITS FIRST FOUR YEARS OF IMPOUNDMENT, 1949-1952, Joseph W. Kathrein
POLLUTION CONTROL IN WISCONSIN, H. T. J. Cramer
STATUS OF COOT IN THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, William H. Kiel, Jr., and Arthur S. Hawkins
THE AMERICAN COOT AS A GAME BIRD, Peter Ward
AERIAL SURVEYS FOR BEAVER IN THE MACKENZIE DISTRICT, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, William A. Fuller
Small-Game Resources
A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF CRIPPLE LOSSES IN WATERFOWL, Frank C. Bellerose
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND MICHIGAN WATERFOWL, George S. Hunt and Howard E. Ewing
WOODCOCK STUDIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, William G. Sheldon
ANALYSIS OF GRAY SQUIRREL BREEDING STUDIES AND THEIR RELATION TO HUNTING SEASON, GUNNING PRESSURE, AND HABITAT CONDITIONS, Howard R. Redmond
A SURVEY OF FARM-GAME HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAMS IN FIFTEEN STATES, William H. Marshall
MULTIPLE LAND USE: TIMBER, CATTLE, AND BOBWHITE QUAIL, Vincent H. Reid
FOURTEEN-YEAR GAME HARVEST ON A 1500-ACRE MICHIGAN FARM, C. T. Black
Coastal and Marine Resources
RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF YOUNG FISHES IN VIRGINIA ESTUARIES, William H. Massmann
THE DECLINE IN YIELD OF PACIFIC MACKEREL, John E. Fitch
POTENTIAL TUNA FISHERIES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, John Laurence Kask
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN SEA WATER, Albert Collier
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE SEA OTTER?, Richard E. Griffith
BEHAVIORAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN THE ALASKA FUR SEAL, George A. Bartholomew, Jr.
THE PACIFIC WALRUS AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE ESKIMO ECONOMY, James W. Brooks
Big Game and Fur Resources
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Paul F. Hickie
WOLVERINE, FISHER, AND. MARTEN STUDIES IN A WILDERNESS REGION, Horace F. Quick
A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON INTENSIVE BEAVER MANAGEMENT, Earl F. Patric and William L. Webb
PROGRESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MOOSE OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA, David L. Spencer and Edward F. Chatelain
EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON MOOSE AND CARIBOU IN ALASKA, A. Starker Leopold and F. Fraser Darling
NEWFOUNDLAND MOOSE, Douglas H. Pimlott
A STUDY OF DEERYARD CARRYING CAPACITY BY CONTROLLED BROWSING, L. A. Davenport, D. F. Switzenberg, Robert C. vanEtten, and Wayne D. Burnett
EFFECTS OF BEETLE-KILLED TIMBER ON RANGE AND WILDLIFE IN COLORADO, Lee E. Yeager and Laurence E. Riordan
Conservation Education
ALL,OUT EDUCATION FOR ALL-OUT CONSERVATION, Chester S. Wilson
NOT JUST WHAT: WHY?, Dan Saults
CONSERVATION EDUCATION - THE KEY TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, William W. Huber
EDUCATION TOOLS FOR TRAINING IN-SERVICE PERSONNEL, John E. Dodge
EFFECTIVE USE OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, George S. Hadland
THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS ON CONSERVATION EDUCATION, Ethel Marshall
CONSERVATION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS - A MEANS TO BETTER RESOURCE USE, Howard E. Weaver
NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN NEEDS, C. H. D. Clarke
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth
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