Held March 15 to 20, 1985 in Washington, D.C.
Contents
Identifying Needs and Opportunities to Improve Natural Resources Management
Opening Remarks, Daniel A. Poole
The Need for Consensus on Natural Resources Issues The Honorable Donald P. Hodel
Special Golden Anniversary Address
These Fifty Years: The Conservation Record of North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conferences, Durward L. Allen
Current Public Perceptions, Attitutes, and Desires on Natural Resources Management, Louis Harris
Status of Programs and Future Directions of Maintaining Air and Water Quality, The Honorable Robert T. Stafford
Legislative Needs to Improve Management of Natural Resources, The Honorable John B. Breaux
Forest Decline and Acid Deposition: Quandary for Natural Resources Management, Robert L. Burgess
Outdoor Recreation Skills and Education: Responsibilities, Ethics, Successful and Needed Programs
Outdoor Recreation Skills Education Introduction, F. E. "Bud" Eyman
The NRA and History of Hunter Education in North America, Gary L. Anderson, James M. Norine, and Thomas C. Lankenau
Advanced Hunter Education and Tomorrow's Programs, De/win E. Benson
Ethics For All Outdoor Recreationists, Jack Lorenz
Missouri's Outdoor Recreation Skills Program: Hunter Education And More, Cheryl K. Riley
Funding Outdoor Skills Programming: How to Pay the Tab for Hunter Education and More, Edwin H. Glaser
The Role of Volunteers in Training Programs, Gerard J. Kennedy
The Future For Outdoor Training, Robert M. Jackson and Homer E. Moe
Summary-Outdoor Recreational Skills and Education: Responsibilities, Ethics, Successful and Needed Programs,
Agricultural Lands: Conservation Farming and Its Values to Wild Living Resources
Agricultural Lands and Wildlife: A Perspective, George V. Burger
Farm Conservation Measures to Benefit Wildlife, Especially Pheasant Populations, Richard E. Warner and Stanley L. Etter
Responses of Wildlife to Various Tillage Conditions, John S. Castrate
Impacts of No-Till Row Cropping on Upland Wildlife, James B. Wooley, Jr., Louis B. Best, and William R. Clark
Ducks Unlimited's Agricultural Extension Program, Wayne Fraser Cowan
Present and Future Use of Herbicides in Conservation Farming, Kent M. Reasons
State Federal Partnership for Soil Conservation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Robert D. Miller, David L. Urich, and Russell C. Mills
Conservation Farming and Aquatic Resources, Fred D. Theurer, Edward H. Seely, and William J. Miller
An Economic Perspective on the Effects of Federal Conservation Policies on Wildlife Habitat, Linda L. Langner
Forested Lands: Management for Multiple Benefits
Multiple-Use on Western Private Industrial Timberlands, Lorin L. Hicks
USDA Forest Service: Management, Research, and Cooperative Forestry for Multiple Benefits, James G. Dickson
Management of Wildlife Resources on Large Private Forestland Holdings in the Southeastern United States, Roy L. Lassiter, Jr.
Public Use of Large Private Forests in Arkansas, Carlton N. Owen, T. Bently Wigley, and Danny L. Adams
Multiple-Use Management on Tennessee Valley Authority Lands, Ronald J. Field, Donovan C. Forbes, and Larry M. Doyle
Aspen Management-An Opportunity for Maximum Integration of Wood Fiber and Wildlife Benefits, Gordon W. Gullion
Economic Values of Wildlife: Opportunities and Pitfalls, Bill H. Tomlinson
The Role of Environmental Research in Multiple-Use Management of Private Forestlands, James A. Rochelle and M. Anthony Melchiors
Plans and Actions for Fish and Wildlife: Case Histories
A Perspective on Planned Management Systems, W. Donald Dexter
Florida's Comprehensive Planning System, Dave McElveen
Evaluating Probable Comprehensive Planning Success, Spencer Amend
Managing Wildlife Resources by Objective, Dale Strickland
Environmental Scanning: The Difference Between Strategic Success and Failure, Dennis A. Schenborn
Cumulative Effects Analysis: An Advance in Wildlife Planning and Management, Hal Salwasser and Fred B. Samson
The Role of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Federal Land Management Planning, William C. Unke/
Fishing for Dollars: The Role of Economics in Fishery Management, Patrick J. Graham
Capabilities for Research and Management: Status and Needs
Coordinated Resource Management and Planning - The California Experience, Delmer L. Albright and Kent A. Smith
Predicting the Effects of Land-Use Changes on Wildlife, John E. Hench, Vagn Flyger, Robert Gibbs, and Keith Van Ness
Species Selection for Habitat Assessments, Thomas H. Roberts and L. Jean O'Neil
Application of Expert Systems in Wildlife Management, Gary C. White, Len H. Carpenter and David R. Anderson
New Role for Science in National Parks, C. J. Martinka
Potential Federal Funding of State Nongame Management Programs: Results of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Study, John B. Loomis and Rodney W. Olson
Oregon's Nongame Wildlife Management Plan, David B. Marshal/
Research Accomplishments and Prospects in Wildlife Economics, Robert K. Davis
Increasing Communication Between Research and Development Scientists and Operational Managers-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approach, William K. Seitz, Robert G. Streeter, Ronald E. Kirby, Alan R. Taylor, Thomas J. Cortese, and Diana H. Cross
Influencing Congressional Decisions on Wetlands Conservation: Information and Communication Needs, Robert P. Davison
Early Career Development of Fisheries and Wildlife Biologists in Two Forest Service Regions, James J. Kennedy and Joseph A. Minco/la
Aquatic Habitats: Conservation and Management
Opening Statement, Kenneth R. Roberts
Status and Trends of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats in the Conterminous United States, 1950s to 1970s, National Wetlands Inventory Group
Federal Tax Code Opportunities to Maintain Wetlands, Michael Dennis
Estuarine Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, John B. Pearce
Mitigation Banking: A Mechanism For Compensating Unavoidable Fish and Wildlife Habitat Losses, David M. Soileau, James D. Brown, and David W. Fruge
Mitigation by "Banking" Credits: A Louisiana Pilot Project, Michael D. Zagata
National Wetlands Functions and Values Study Plan, Ellis J. Clairain, Jr.
Chesapeake Bay: History and Management Needs, Robert L. Lippson
Migratory Wildlife: Status, Needs and Future Management Directions
Opening Statement, Dennis G. Raveling and Leigh H. Fredrickson
Evaluation of Efforts to Redistribute Canada Geese, Donald H. Rusch, Scott R. Craven, Robert E. Trost, John R. Cary, Robert L. Drieslein, John W. Ellis, and John Wetzel
Factors Affecting Autumn and Winter Distribution of Canada Geese, Dale D. Humburg, David A. Graber, and Kenneth M. Babcock
Productivity, Mortality and Population Status of Dusky Canada Geese, John E. Cornely, Bruce H. Campbell, and Robert L. Jarvis
The Effect of Restrictive Regional Hunting Regulations on Survival Rates and Local Harvests of Southern Manitoba Mallards, F. Dale Caswell, Geoge S. Hochbaum, and R. Kent Brace
Metabolizable Energy of Seeds Consumed by Ducks in Lake Erie Marshes, Robert D. Hoffman and Theodore A. Bookhout
The Protection of Bottomland Hardwood Wetlands of the Lower Mississippi Valley, Stephen W. Forsythe
Perspectives on American Woodcock in the Southern United States, Gene W. Wood, M. Keith Causey, and R. Montague Whiting, Jr.
Population Status and Management Efforts for Endangered Cranes, George Archibald and Claire M. Mirande
Symposium: The Role of Diseases in Marine Fisheries Management
Introduction, Aaron Rosenfield
Role of Disease in Marine Fish and Shellfish Management, William G. Gordon
Remarks of the Chairman, Aaron Rosenfield
Quantitative Effects of Marine Diseases on Fish and Shellfish Populations, William J. Hargis, Jr.
The Role of Disease in the Management of Cultivated Marine Fish and Shellfish Populations, Carl J. Sindermann
Role of Diseases in Marine Fisheries Management, E. Spencer Garrett
Disease Organisms, Economics and the Management of Fisheries, Ivar E. Strand and Douglas W. Lipton
Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.