Held March 21 to 25, 1981 in Washington, D.C.
Contents
Challenges and Opportunities in Resources Management
Formal Opening, Daniel A. Poole
New Dimensions and Commitments for Federal Resource Programs, Honorable James Watt
The Sagebrush Rebellion, Mike O'Callaghan
Perspectives on Energy Supplies and Demands, Charles J. DiBona
Effectiveness of the Corps' Resource Management Efforts, Lieutenant General J. K. Bratton
Environmental Assessment: Gains and Challenges, Sally K. Fairfax
Improving Management of Migratory Birds
Evaluation of Stabilized Season Lengths and Bag Limits for Hunting Ducks in the United States and the Prairie Provinces of Canada, R. K. Brace, R. S. Pospahala and R. J. Blohm
Do Wetland Conditions. in the Mississippi Delta Hardwoods Influence Mallard Recruitment?, Mickey E. Heitmeyer and Leigh H. Frederickson
A Theoretical Approach to Problems in Waterfowl Management, Robert 0. Bailey
Seabirds: Progress Report on a Neglected Resource, Calvin J. Lensink and Donald W. Woodard
Status and Management Needs of Migratory Game Birds in the Central American Region, Paul C. Purdy
A Fair Future for Prairie Ducks; Cloudy Further North, Hugh Boyd
Waterfowl Management and Waterfowl Disease: Independent or Cause and Effect Relationships?, Milton Friend
Strengthening Private Lands Management
The Farmer and Wildlife, George W. Stone
Management by Objectives, Gail Shellberg
Missouri's Landowners: How They Perceive the Importance of Wildlife, Steven L. Sheriff, Daniel J. Witter, Samuel B. Kirby and Kenneth M. Babcock
Property Tax Credits to Preserve Wetlands and Native Prairie, Collin C. Peterson and Carl R. Madsen
Strategies and Goals for Wildlife Habitat Restoration on Agricultural Lands, Allen L. Farris and Steven H. Cole
USDA Goals for Strengthening Private Land Management in The 1980s, Norman A. Berg
Strengthening Capabilities to Improve Resources Management
Lessons From Past National Assessments of Wildlife and Fish: Information and Coordination Needs for the Future, Dennis L. Schweitzer, Thomas W. Hoekstra and Charles T. Cushwa
State-of-the-Art of Fish and Wildlife Species Information Systems in the United States, C. W. DuBrock, D. N. Gladwin, W. T. Mason, Jr. and C. T. Cushwa
The National Wetlands Inventory and Its Relationship to Wildlife Habitat Values in the Southwestern United States, Jon Rodiek and Warren Hagenbuck
Industry's Approach to Personnel Classifications, Training and Performance, John W. Devine
The Senior Executive Service, Dean Bollman
Increasing Educational Programs in Fish and Wildlife, James E. Miller
The Resource Manager and the Public: An Evaluation of Historical and Current Concepts and Practices, Robert M. Jackson, Robert Norton and Raymond K. Anderson
Improving Management of Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay, L. Eugene Cronin
Trends in Water Quality for Chesapeake Bay Relative to Improved Management, Thomas B. DeMoss, David A. Flemer, Charles J. Strobel and Duane Wilding
Toxic Substances in the Chesapeake Bay Estuary, Owen P. Bricker
The Chesapeake Bay's Birds and Organochlorine Pollutants, Harry M. Ohlendorf
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of the Chesapeake Bay: Past, Present and Future, Robert J. Orth and Kenneth A. Moore
Trends in Chesapeake Bay Fisheries, Brian J. Rothschild, Philip W. Jones and John S. Wilson
Twenty-five Year Trends in Diving Duck Populations in Chesapeake Bay, Matthew C. Perry, Robert E. Munro and G. Michael Haramis
A Concept of Management for the Chesapeake Bay, John S. Gottschalk
Improved Management of the Chesapeake Bay: Closing Comments, Brian W. Cain
Strengthening Management of Public Lands
Caribou and Domestic Reindeer Grazing on Public Lands in Alaska: Introduction to a Unique Management Problem, Layne G. Adams and Matthew H. Robus
Old-growth Forests as Wildlife Habitat, E. Charles Meslow, Chris Maser and Jared Verner
Managing of Federal Lands for Production and Use of Wildlife and Fish, Thomas W. Hoekstra, Jack Ward Thomas, Michael R. Lennartz and David P. Worley
Sustained Support for Resource Management: The Reality and the Promise, Rexford A. Resler
Effect of Oil and Gas Development on Elk Movements and Distribution in Northern Michigan, James E. Knight
Problems Facing Wildlife Habitat Management on Canadian Forest Lands, E. S. Telfer and T. C. Dauphine
Management of Prairie Potholes and National Wildlife Refuge System Lands, Don W. Minnich
Enhancing Wildlife Values in Urban Areas
Visual Response to Urban Wildlife Habitat, Patricia J. Pudelkewicz
Perceptions of Residential Wildlife Programs, Jennifer A. Yeomans andJohn S. Barclay
Urban Bird Communities and Habitats in New England, Richard M. DeGraaf and James M. Wentworth
The Role of Feeding Stations in Managing Nongame Bird Habitat in Urban and Suburban Areas, Warren R. Winter and John L. George
Values of Urban Wildlife in Missouri, Daniel J. Witter, David L. Tylka and Joseph E. Werner
Wildlife in the Chicago Area: the Interaction of Feeding and Vegetation, Robert W. Guth
Activities of Gray Squirrels and People in a Downtown Washington, D.C. Park: Management Implications, David A. Manski, Larry W. VanDruff and Vagn Flyger
Wildlife-related Activities and Attitudes of Pennsylvanians, Arlene P. Snyder and John L. George
The Value of the Wild-bird Products Industry, John L. George, Arlene P. Snyder and Gloria Hanley
Integrating Wildlife and Forest Management
An Ecosystem Approach to Integrated Timber and Wildlife Habitat Management, Hal Salwasser and John C. Tappeiner II
Integrating Wildlife Habitat Objectives into the Forest Plan, Stephen P. Mealey and John R. Hom
Use of Forest Simulation Models to Integrate Timber Harvest and Nongame Bird Management, Thomas M. Smith, Herman H. Shugart and Darrell C. West
Habitat Size and Bird Community Management, Stanley H. Anderson and Chandler S. Robbins
Forest Management and Anadromous Fish Habitat Productivity, Fred H. Everest and William R. Meehan
Wildlife-Forest Relationships: Is A Reevaluation of Old Growth Necessary?, John W. Schoen, Olof C. Wallmo and Matthew D. Kirchhoff
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