Held March 3 to 5 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - Today's Opportunities for Conservation
FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Delyte W. Morris
TODAY'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, D. A. Williams
TODAY'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION IN FORESTS, PARKS AND WILDERNESS, A .W. Greeley
TODAY'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS, Ed Stout
CONSERVATION IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Eldridge Lovelace
Youth and Our Natural Resources
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Irving Fiest
SCIENCE AND RESOURCES IN AMERICA, Clarence Cottam
BOY SCOUTS AS CONSERVATIONISTS, Charles M . Hesitand
4-H CLUBS PRACTICE CONSERVATION, George Foster
FUTURE FARMERS LEARN CONSERVATION, Jerry Lytton
EDUCATION FOR FUTURE BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, Oswald Tippo
The Fight for Conservation
THE BLIGHT OF POLITICS, Ira N. Gabrielson
WATER POLLUTION-THE SHAME OF AMERICA, John A. Blatnik
NATURAL RESOURCES GOING OUT THE WINDOW, William E. Towell
OUR PUBLIC LANDS-SHALL THE PUBLIC ABDICATE CONTROL?, Sigurd F. Olson
PART II-TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Disease, Nutrition and Controls
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, A. B. Cowan
A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN DEER DISEASE STUDY, Frank A. Hayes, William E. Greer, and Emmett B. Shotts
OBSERVATIONS ON DISEASES IN OUTBREAK OF MICROTUS, William L. Jellison, J. Frederick Bell, J. D. Vertrees, M. A. Holmes, Carl L. Larson and Cora R. Owen
WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PACIFIC NORTHWEST TREE FARMS, William H. Lawrence
HOOKWORMS IN FUR SEALS ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS, O. Wilford Olsen
INFECTIONS IN WILDLIFE WITH VIRUSES, L. H. Karstad and R. P. Hanson
ASPERGILLOSIS IN WATERFOWL, Carlton M. Herman and William J. L. Sladen
Wetlands and Inland Water Resources
THE TIME OF FORMATION OF PAIRS IN BLACK DUCKS, Vernon D. Stotts
BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN GOOSE, William H. Elder and Davis H. Woodside
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FARMLAND FOR WATERFOWL NESTING, Mike Milonski
RECREATION, FISH AND WILDLIFE IN CALIFORNIA'S WATER PROGRAM, David E. Pelgen
RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF GEAR USED IN FISH POPULATION STUDIES, John L. Funk
SMALLMOUTH BASS MANAGEMENT IN THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN, Albert E. Sanderson
AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE SPORT FISHERY IN MINNESOTA, Zane Scheftel
Upland Game Resources
THE IMPORTANCE OF JUVENILE BREEDING TO THE ANNUAL COTTONTAIL CROP, Rexford D. Lord, Jr.
UPLAND GAME-BIRD POPULATIONS IN RELATION TO COVER, Carl V .Swanson and Charles F. Yocom
CALCIUM, PROSPHORUS AND PROTEIN LEVELS AS FACTORS IN PHEASANT DISTRIBUTION, Fred H. Dale and James B. DeWitt
WOODCOCK SINGING GROUNDS AT CLOQUET EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, William H. Marshall
EFFECTS OF HUNTING ON GAMBEL QUAIL POPULATIONS, Steve Gallizioli and Wendell Swank
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN TEXAS QUAIL MANAGEMENT, O. C. Wallmo and P. B. Uzzell
EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND HUNTING ON CHUKAR PARTRIDGES, Glen C. Christensen
Marine and Coastal Resources
IRREVERSIBLE DRAINAGE-A NEW FACTOR IN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT, William W. NeelY
AN EPIZOOTIC IN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE FISHES, Carl J. Sind'ermann
DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF GRAY WEAKFISH IN THE YORK RIVER, W. H. Massmann, J. P. Whitcomb and A. L. Pacheco
PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO THE ATLANTIC COAST STRIPED BASS FISHERY, James E. Sykes
THE STRIPED BASS RELATIVE TO MULTIPLE USE OF ROANOKE RIVER, William W. Hassler
ESTUARINE ECOLOGY OF FLORIDA WATERS AND EFFECTS ON WEAKFISH, Durbin Tabb
DISTRIBUTION OF MENHADEN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, Royal D. Suttkus
Big Game Resources
PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF DEER PELLET GROUP COUNTS, W. Leslie Robinette
ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF EXPLOITATION THROUGH LIFE TABLES, Horace F. Quick
BLACK BEAR RESEARCH IN NEW YORK, Hugh C. Black
MANAGEMENT OF BIG GAME RESOURCES IN UGANDA, EAST AFRICA, George A. Petrides and Wendell G. Swank
RESULTS OF DEER EXCLOSURE-EXPERIMENTS IN OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST, Samuel A. Graham
ELK AND ELK HUNTING IN IDAHO, Levi L. Mohler, Paul D. Dalke and Wesley M. Shaw
SEX DETERMINATION IN DRESSED ELK CARCASSES, Richard N. Denney
Conservation Education
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN ECOLOGY, George B. Happ
CAN WEAK-KNEED EDUCATION RETAIN WILDLIFE VALUES?, J. V. K. Wagar
CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, Walter P. Taylor
JUNIOR COLLEGES WORK IN CONSERVATION, TOO!, Paul A. White
NATURAL AREAS AND EDUCATION, Paul Bruce Dowling
THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE IN NORTHERN MEXICO, Rollin H. Baker
WHITHER CONSERVATION IN AMERICAN COLLEGES?, Charles E. Lively
CONSERVATION IN AN EXPANDING ECONOMY: CONFERENCE APPRAISAL, E. R. Kalmbach
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth
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