Held March 21 to 26, 1986 in Reno, Nevada
Contents
Identifying Needs and Opportunities to Improve Natural Resources Management
Opening Remarks, Daniel A. Poole
Changes Required to A void Soil Degradation and Loss, Herbert O. Sparrow
USDA: Commitment to Conservation, James Spitz
Needs and Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation, Victor H. Ashe
Strengthening Migratory Bird Management Programs, James H. Patterson
Strengthening Migratory Bird Management Programs, Ronald E. Lambertson
Effectiveness: The Hallmark of the Natural Resource Management Professional, Jack Ward Thomas
Wild Sheep Populations, Especially Desert Bighorns: Status, Ecology and Management
Opening Remarks, Lanny O. Wilson
Status of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the U.S. and Current Management Programs, Richard A. Weaver
BLM's Desert Bighorn Sheep Program, Allen Y. Cooperrider
The Importance of Small Populations of Desert Bighorn Sheep, Paul R. Krausman and Bruce D. Leopold
Modeling Demographics of Bighorn Sheep: Current Abilities and Missing Links, David M. Leslie, Jr. and Charles L. Douglas
Response of Desert Bighorn Sheep to Human Harassment: Management Implications, Michael M. King and Gar W Workman
Management Challenges and Innovative Responses: Case Histories
Introductory Statement, James M. Peek
The Impacts of Phosphate Mining on Big Game in Idaho: A Cooperative Approach to Conflict Resolution, Lonn Kuck
Combining Agency Goals to Meet Wildlife Needs and Manage Oil and Gas Resources, Michael J. Perifold and Laun J. Buoy
Legislation, Litigation and Allocation: A Case of Subsistence Hunting in Alaska, Victor Van Ballenberghe
A Solution to Desertification and Associated Threats to Wildlife and Man, Allan Savory
Natural Resources Management in Support of National Defense, Christina Ramsey
Idaho's Cooperative Sikes Act Wildlife Management Program, Robert M. Owen
Wildlife Management, An Integral Part of Intensive Multiple Use: Land Between the Lakes, A Case History, Elizabeth E. Thach, Larry M. Doyle, John L. Mechler and Richard L. Lowe
Management Needs of Certain Individual Species
Opening Remarks, Paul A. Vohs, Jr.
The Economic Valuation of Endangered Species of Wildlife, Kevin J. Boyle and Richard C. Bishop
Management of Grizzly Bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, Montana, Arnold R. Dood, Robert D. Brannon and Richard D. Mace
Mountain Lion Management in California, Terry M. Mansfield
Management of the North American Bobcat: Information Needs for Nondetriment Findings, Ernest A. Gluesing, S. Douglas Miller and Richard M. Mitchell
The Public and the Timber Wolf in Minnesota, Stephen R. Kellert
Wildlife Habitat by Design
.Setting the Stage, Eric G. Bolen and Jon E. Rodiek
National Forests in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington, Jack Ward Thomas, Donavin A. Leckenby, Leonard J. Erickson, Sylvan R. Thomas, Dennis L. Isaacson and RJay Murray
Riparian Habitat Classification in the Southwestern United States, Robert Szaro and David R. Patton
Habitat Management for Wildlife in Marshes of Great Salt Lake, Loren M. Smith and John A. Kadlec
Urban Bird Habitat Relationships: Application to Landscape Design, Richard M. DeGraaf
Design Considerations for Wildlife in Urban Stormwater Management, Lowell W. Adams, Thomas M. Franklin, Louise E. Dove and Joan M. Duffield
Public and Private Rangeland Management
Public and Private Rangeland Management: An Overview, William S. Platts
Effects of Grazing Management on Streambanks, Carolyn C. Bohn and John C. Buckhouse
Economic Issues of Grazing and Riparian Area Management, F red J. Wagstaff
Concepts in Stream Riparian Rehabilitation, Bruce P. Van Haveren and William L. Jackson
Options for Managing Livestock and Riparian Habitats, Jerry W. Davis
Texas Creek Riparian Enhancement Study, Donald E. Prichard and Lee L. Upham
Stocktanks: An Underutilized Resource, Keith A. Menasco
Wildlife Use of Lowland Meadows in the Great Basin, J. Kent McAdoo, Gary N. Back, Mack R. Barrington and Donald A. Klebenow
Contaminant Situations: Correction and Prevention, Needs and Actions
Opening Remarks, John B. Pearce
Kesterson Reservoir and Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge: History, Current Problems and Management Alternatives, GaryR. Zahm
Relationship Between Selenium Concentrations and Avian Reproduction, Harry M. Ohlendorf, Roger L. Hothem, Christine M. Bunck, Thomas W. Aldrich and John F. Moore
Impacts of Selenium on Early Life Stages and Smoltification of Fall Chinook Salmon, Steven J. Hamilton, Aldo N. Palmisano, Gary A. Wedemeyer and William T. Yasutake
Potential Impacts of Agricultural Chemicals on Waterfowl and Other Wildlife Inhabiting Prairie Wetlands: An Evaluation of Research Needs and Approaches, Christian E. Grue, Lawrence R. DeWeese, Pierre Mineau, George A. Swanson, John R. Foster, Phillip M. Arnold, James N. Huckins, Patrick J. Sheehan, W. Keith Marshall and Albert P. Ludden
Insights from Contaminated Fish in New York, Edward G. Horn, Ronald J. Sloan and Lawrence C. Skinner
Plans for Managing Natural Resources: Status, Quality and Field Accomplishments
Opening Statement, Johanna H. Wald
National Forest Planning: Problems and Solutions, Randal O'Toole
Land-use Planning in the Bureau of Land Management, John E. Crawford
Land-use Planning on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Edward E. Bangs, T heodore N. Bailey, Norm Olson, Robert L. Delaney, Michael B. Hedrick, Richard K. Johnson and James Freidersdorff
Integrating Habitat Management in Pennsylvania's State Forest Resource Plan, Daniel A. Devlin and Walter M. Tzilkowski
Multiagency Regional Resource Planning for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control, Robert J. Johnson, My ron L. Iwanski and Alfred M. Duda
Successes and Challenges in Guiding Development in Morro Bay, California, James R. Vilkitis
Waterfowl: Population Status, Subsistence Harvest and Restoration Needs and Efforts for Geese in Alaska and Canada
Waterfowl Management and Subsistence Harvests in Alaska and Canada: An Overview, James C. Bartonec
Alaska Goose Populations: Past, Present and Fut:ire, James G. King and Dirk V. Derksen
The Current Status of Goose Populations in Canada, F. G. Cooch
Cooperative Efforts to Halt Population Declines of Geese Nesting on Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, W Lewis Pamplin, Jr.
The Role of Native People in Waterfowl Management in Canada, Nellie J. Cournoyea and Robert G. Bromley
Land Claim Settlements and the Management of Migratory Birds, A Case History: The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, Charles A. Drolet
Alaska Waterfowl Management and the Law, Gregory F. Cook
Native Subsistence Hunting of Migratory Waterfowl in Alaska: A Case Study Demonstrating Why Politics and Wildlife Management Don't Mix, Donald C. Mitchell
Status of Legal Issues Involving Goose Populations: Canadian Issues, Roy Murray
A Proactive Strategy for Funding Fish and Wildlife Research in Universities and Colleges
Opening Remarks, Ronald F. Labisky
Fish and Wildlife: The Forgotten Resource in National Policy, Ronald F. Labisky, Dale Stansbury and Stephen C. Smith
Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems: Multifaceted Challenges, Milton W Weller, Richard L. Noble, Robert R. Stickney and John S. Griffith, Jr.
Contaminants: Neglected and Forgotten Challenges, Daniel W Anderson, Tony J. Peterle and Kenneth L. Dickson
Endangered Species: Role of University-based Research, Stanley A. Temple, Michael W Collopy and James E. Deacon
Urban Wildlife Management: The Challenge at Home, Donald R. Progulske and Daniel L. Leedy
Wildlife Prescriptions for Agricultural, Range and Forest Landscapes, George V. Burger, Frederic H. Wagner and Larry D. Harris
Fish and Wildlife: From Neglect to Action, Eric G. Bolen and Donald F. Behrend
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