Held March 12 to 14 1962 in Denver, Colorado
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - STRENGTH THROUGH RECREATION
FORMAL OPENING, C. R. Gutermuth
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Quigg Newton
RECREATIONAL NEEDS IN THE YEARS AHEAD, Hon. lee Metcalf
RECREATION FOR YOUNG AMERICA, JuIian W. Smith
GETTING ON WITH THE JOB, Ira N. Gabrielson
RECREATION'S FUTURE - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY?
REMARKS OF THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, DeWitt Nelson
THE PUBLIC ROLE IN RECREATION, Hon. Gaylord A. Nelson
THE PRIVATE ROLE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION, Al Bull
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WETLANDS AND INLAND WATER RESOURCES
EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND LAND USE ON PRAIRIE DUCKS, James W. Salyer
EFFECTS OF HEADWATER IMPOUNDMENT ON WATERFOWL, A. T. Cringan, R. E. Mason, and J. Hugh Palmer
MANAGED GOOSE HUNTING AT HORICON MARSH, Richard A. Hunt, J. G. Bell, and L. R. Jahn
BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS FOR WATERWEEDS, Roy A. Grizzell, Jr., and William W. Neely
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MALLARD CROPS IN LOUISIANA, H. A. Junca, E. A. Epps, and L. L. Glasgow
MULTIPLE PURPOSE DEVELOPMENTS IN SMALL WATERSHEDS, Philip F. Allan and Ivan Mc.Keever
MOLLUSKS AS FOOD OF LESSER SCAUP ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST, Bobby G. Harmon
DISEASE, NUTRITION, AND CONTROLS
MEANS OF IMPROVING VERTEBRATE PEST CON1ROL, Walter E. Howard
RUMEN CONTENTS ANALYSIS AS AN INDEX TO RANGE QUALITY, David R. Klein
RELAPSE OF HAEMOPROTEUS SACHAROVI IN MOURNING DOVES, John N. Farmer
RELATION OF ECTOPARASITE LOAD TO HOST SIZE, Carl O. Mohr and William A. Stumpf
THE FEDERAL PEST CONTROL REVIEW BOARD, Robert M. Paul
THE JACKSON HOLE ELK HERD, Robert H. Bendt
FIELD AND FARM RESOURCES
WILDLIFE IN KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, Robert Hornsby, Joe Bruna, Robert Eversole, and Robert Kessler
AN EIGHT-YEAR TREND IN QUAIL AND DOVE CALL COUNTS, Frank B. Golley
RADIOACTIVE IODINE IN JACK RABBIT THYROIDS, W. C. Hanson
WILDLIFE POPULATION FUNDAMENTALS, J. Burton Lauckhart
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN COTTONTAIL PRODUCTIVITY, Vernon C. Stevens
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WILDLIFE ABUNDANCE, Arnold W. Bolle and Richard D. Taber
MINNESOTA PRAIRIE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, John R. Tester and William H. Marshall
COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES
WATERFOWL FOODS IN COASTAL MARCH IMPOUNDMENTS IN LOUISIANA, Ernest S. Jemison and Robert H. Chabreck
CANADA GEESE OF COASTAL ALASKA, Henry S. Hansen
SALINE SOILS AND BRACKISH WATERS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, William W. Neely
EVALUATION OF A FISHERY, James A. Crutchfield
SALT-WATER ANGLING AND THE RESOURCES PROBLEM, John R. Clark
FISHERY OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC, Robert C. Wilson
FOREST AND RANGE RESOURCES
PROBLEMS IN FOREST HABITAT MEASUREMENT, Thomas C. Evans
RECENT FOREST MANAGEMENT TRENDS, Walter P. Gould
A METHOD FOR EVALUATING HABITAT FOR FOREST WILDLIFE, John H. Ehrenreich and Dean A. Murphy
APPLICATION OF HERBICIDES IN SOUTHERN FORESTS AS RELATED TO WILDLIFE, E. B. Chamberlain, Jr., and Thomas K. Goodrich
THE PLACE OF BROWSE SEEDING IN GAME RANGE MANAGEMENT, Richard L. Hubbard
TIMBER-WILDLIFE COORDINATION CONCEPTS FOR EASTERN FORESTS, Robert H. Giles Jr.
GAME MANAGEMENT IN HAWAII, Lyman Nichols, Jr.
CONSERVATION INFORMATION AN'D EDUCATION
RADIO AND TELEVISION IN OHIO'S CONSERVATION PROGRAM, David L. Hanselman
THE RECREATION BOOM-A CHALLENGE, Stanley A. Cain
RESOURCE USE EDUCATION IN URBAN AREAS, J. J. Shomon
WILDLIFE EXTENSION-PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, Eldon H. Smith and Jack H. Berryman
BROADENING GRADUATE CONSERVATION TRAINING, Roger D. Hale
HOME STUDY COURSES IN CONSERVATION, Carl A. Carlozzi
CAN BIOLOGISTS BREAK THE BOTTLENECK?, John M. Anderson
APPRAISAL AND CRITIQUE OF THE CONFERENCE, Seth Gordon
CLOSING REMARKS, C. R. Gutermuth
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