Held March 8 to 10 1954 in Chicago, Illinois
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS
Ownership and Use of Resources
FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, The Honorable Jean Lesage
BROAD OBJECTIVES OF OWNERSHIP AND USE OF LAND, Shirley W. Allen
OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES: THE NATIONAL VIEWPOINT, George L. Peterson
OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE STATE'S POINT OF VIEW, De Witt Nelson
OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES FROM THE CONSUMER'S VIEWPOINT, J. W. Penfold
THE PRODUCER'S VIEWPOINT CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Roy Battles
Watershed Management Goals
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Chester S. Wilson
WHAT IS WATERSHED CONSERVATION?, D. A. Williams
THE PLACE OF FOREST AND RANGE IN WATERSHED CONSERVATION, H. G. Wilm
THE PLACE OF SOIL CONSERVATION IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, Kirk Fox
THE PLACE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN OUR NEW PROGRAMS FOR WATERSHED CONSERVATION, Howard Zahniser
THE PLACE OF STREAM POLLUTION CONTROL IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, J. H. Bender
Waterfowl Horizons-Unlimited?
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, William M. Apple
DUCKS NEED MORE THAN BREEDING GROUNDS, W. Winston Mair
WHAT THE STATES CAN DO FOR WATERFOWL, Robert A. Wells
WATERFOWL POTENTIALS, John L. Farley
MAN IS THE LIMITING FACTOR, Robert M. Gaylord
PHILOSOPHY OF WATERFOWL ABUNDANCE, Ludlow Griscom
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Disease, Nutrition, and Controls
HUNTING AS A TECHNIQUE IN STUDYING LUNGWORM INFESTATIONS IN BIGHORN SHEEP, Gilbert N. Hunter and Richard E. Pillmore
INVESTIGATION OF FOX POPULATIONS AND SYLVATIC RABIES IN THE SOUTHEAST, John Eugene Wood
PREDATOR CONTROL IN MICHIGAN-WHEN, WHY, AND HOW, David A. Arnold
RESPONSES IN WEIGHT AND REPRODUCTION OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS FED FRUITS OF GRAY DOGWOOD AND MULTIFLORA ROSE, Leonard E. Spiegel and Richard E. Reynolds
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PEST CONTROL AGENTS, Harry F. Dietz
SOME FIELD AND LABORATORY ASPECTS OF DUCK SICKNESS AT WHITEWATER LAKE, MANITOBA, Eugene F: Bossenmaier, Theodore A. Olson, Myrtle E. Rueger, and William H. Marshall
AN EXPERIMENT IN THE CONTROL OF WATERFOWL DEPREDATIONS, H. Albert Hochbaum, S. T. Dillon, and J. L. Howard
Wetlands and Inland Water Resources
MEASURING LIVING SPACE FOR WATERFOWL, C. Gordon Fredine
WATERFOWL MIGRATION STUDIES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO MANAGEMENT IN COLORADO, Jack R. Grieb and Erwin L. Beeker
FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF GEESE IN JAMES BAY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BLUE GOOSE, Geo. M. Stirrett
THE EFFECT OF CHANGED ANGLING REGULATIONS ON A TROUT POPULATION OF THE AU SABLE RIVER, David S. Shetter, Marvin J. Whalls, and O. M. Corbett
STUDIES ON THE POPULATION OF LEGAL-SIZE FISH IN WHITMORE LAKE, WASHTENAW AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, Gerald P. Cooper and Robert N. Schafer
THE EFFECTS OF A LATE-SUMMER DRAWDOWN ON THE FISH POPULATION OF RIDGE LAKE, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, George W. Bennett
INVESTIGATIONS OF WATERS BELOW STORAGE RESERVOIRS IN TENNESSEE, Donald W. Pfitzer
Upland Game Resources
THE INFLUENCE OF HUNTING AND OF RAINFALL UPON GAMBEL'S QUAIL POPULATIONS, Wendell G. Swank and Steve Gallizioli
STUDIES OF AUTOMATIC QUAIL FEEDERS IN FLORIDA, O. E. Frye, Jr.
INFLUENCE OF CALCIUM ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PHEASANT IN NORTH AMERICA, Fred H. Dale
THE UTILIZATION OF RECLAIMED COAL STRIPLANDS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE, Charles V. Riley
ANIMAL POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS IN ALASKA-A HISTORY, John L. Buckley
AN EVALUATION OF COTTONTAIL RABBIT MANAGEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA, Glenn L. Bowers
WILDLIFE HABITAT DEVELOPMENT AT RESERVOIRS, Carl R. Eklund
Coastal and Marine Resources
MIGRATORY PATTERN AND RAClAL STRUCTURE OF ATLANTIC COAST STRIPED BASS, Edward C. Raney, William S. Woolcott, and Albert G. Mehring
CONSERVING NEW ENGLAND HADDOCK, Herbert W. Graham
CALIFORNIA'S TUNA AND YELLOWTAIL TAGGING PROGRAMS, Phil M. Roedel
RESEARCH ON ANADROMOUS FISH PASSAGE AT DAMS, Gerald B. Collins
NEW JERSEY'S SALT WATER SPORT FISHERY INVENTORY, 1953, Roy R. Younger and Paul E. Hamer
MIGRATION AND FOOD OF THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL, Ford Wilke and Karl W. Kenyon
A CLUE TO THE EELGRASS MYSTERY, Alexander C. Martin
Big-Game and Fur Resources
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Anton de Vos
PROGRESS ON A MARTEN LIVE-TRAPPING STUDY, Fletcher E. Newby and Vernon D. Hawley
BEAVER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ON WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS, Lee E. Yeager and Ra!ph R. Hill
POPULATION GROWTH AND GAME MANAGEMENT, Robert F. Scott
FACTS ABOUT CANADIAN MUSK-OXEN, J. S. Tener
METHODS FOR CENSUSING WINTER-LOST DEER, W. Leslie Robinette, Dale A. Jones, Jay S. Gashwiler, and C. M. Aldous
CHANGES IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FORESTS FROM BROWSING BY DEER, Samuel A. Graham
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON GAME AND GAME RANGE TREND IN SOUTHERN KENYA, BRITISH EAST AFRICA, Fred W. Johnson
Conservation Education
WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION?, Hayden W. Olds
THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY IN AIDS TO TEACHING CONSERVATION, E. Laurence Palmer
INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS IN CONSERVATION, Kenneth E. Huddleston
A FACTUAL PRESS RESULTS IN A CONSERVATION-MINDED PUBLIC, Lytton Taylor
CONSERVATION FACTS NEEDED BY WOMEN, Grace 0. Beach
BETTER GUIDES FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF SPORTSMEN, Malcolm M. Hargraves, M.D.
HOW CAN WE LIVE ON AN AMERICAN FARM?, W. Houser Davidson
NATURAL RESOURCES-WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? - Appraisal of the 19th North American Wildlife Conference, A Starker Leopold
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth
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