Held March 18 to 23, 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky
Contents
Opening Session. Tackling Conservation Challenges
Opening Remarks, Laurence R. Jahn
Implementing Conservation Provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill, The Honorable Peter C. Myers
Implementing Conservation Provisions of the Water Resources Development Act, The Honorable John S. Doyle, Jr.
A New Management Thrust in NOAA, Nancy Foster
National Forests: New Strategies for America's Great Outdoors, F. Dale Robertson
Progress in Implementing the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, James H. Patterson and Harvey K. Nelson
4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Program Recognition Awards, 1987, Frank H. Dunkle and Peter C. Myers
Special Session 1. Innovations and Incentives for Integrated Management of Woodlands
Role of the Wildlife Manager in Nonindustrial Private Forest Management, Neal P. Kingsley
Evaluation and Critique of Government Programs in Woodland Resource Management, Frederick J. Deneke and James E. Miller
Politics and Policy in Formulating Integrated Forest Management: The 1985 Wisconsin Managed Forest Law, Wayne G. Tlusty and Harold C. Jordahl, Jr.
A Strategy to Improve the Adoption of Forest Management Practices, Especially for Wildlife, on Private Nonindustrial Woodlands, Thom J. McEvoy, Stephen H. Broderick and Raymond S. Stewart
California's Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program, William D. Tietje and Robert H. Schmidt
Changes in New England Forests and Forest Owners: Implications for Wildlife Habitat Resources and Management, Robert T. Brooks and Thomas W. Birch
Leopold's Land Ethic-Still a Worthy Goal, Wayne R. Marion
Integrated Timber/Wildlife Management through Education of Private Nonindustrial Forest Owners, William B. Kurtz and Lloyd C. Irland
Treasure Forest-Alabama's Unique Approach to Multiple-resource Forest Management, Rhett Johnson and Neil Letson
Summary, John C. Roberts
Special Session 2. Emerging Concepts in Wildlife and Wildland Management
Ecological Dependency: The Concept and Its Implications for Research and Management, Leonard F. Ruggiero, Richard S. Holthausen, Bruce G. Marcot, Keith B. Aubry, Jack Ward Thomas and E. Charles Meslow
Edge Effect: A Concept Under Scrutiny, Kerry P. Reese and John T. Ratti
Reconsideration of the Habitat Concept, Larry D. Harris and Patrick Kangas
Reappraisal of the Costs and Benefits of Habitat Heterogeneity for Nongame Wildlife, Scott K. Robinson
Special Session 3. Resource Management Challenges and Innovative Responses
Applying National Assessment Data to Wildlife Management in Missouri, David L. Urich and John P. Graham
Mitigation Banking as an Incentive to Industry and to Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Michael D. Zagata
In-Kind Match and Wallop-Breaux: Innovative Sources of State Support for Sport Fisheries Management, Mark J. Reef! and Steven N. Moyer
Wild Fur Industry Under Challenge: The Canadian Response, Morley W. Barrett, Gilbert Proulx and Neal Jothem
New Technologies Dealing with Marine Plastic Pollution and Efforts at Mitigation, Albert M. Manville II
Special Session 4. Implementing Conservation Provisions in Federal Agricultural Programs
Institutional Challenges in Implementing Conservation Compliance, R. Neil Sampson
Implementation of Conservation Compliance: Implications for Soil, Water and Wildlife, Ann Y. Robinson
Opportunities for Enhancing Wildlife Benefits through the Conservation Reserve Program, Barry Isaacs and David Howell
Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Wildlife Habitat: A Cooperative Monitoring Study, Adrian H. Farmer, Robert L. Hays and R. Patrick Webb
Potential Implications of Sodbuster on Wildlife, Stephen J. Brady
Effects of Swampbuster on Soil, Water and Wildlife Resources, Janice L. Goldman-Carter
Conservation Easements: Farmers Home Administration Inventory Lands and Debt Restructuring, Raymond D. Evans, Joe Tieger and John P. Graham
Special Session 5. New Dimensions in Water Resources Planning, Development and Management
Opening Remarks, The Honorable Jacqueline E. Schafer
The New Bureau of Reclamation: From Rhetoric to Reality, James W. Ziglar and Kenneth G. Maxey
Has the Wolf Bought a Sheepskin Coat or Have Water Resources Agencies Become Lambs?, David Charles Campbell
Toward a National Recreational Fisheries Policy, Frank H. Dunkle
The Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program: A Debt to the Past, an Investment in the Future, James Goller and Edward Sheets
Creating Wildlife Assets on Private Lands, Dayton O. Hyde
Wetland Inventories Derived from Landsat Data for Waterfowl Management Planning, Gregory T. Koeln, John E. Jacobson, David E. Wesley and Robert F. Rempel
Fisheries Habitat Restoration within Water Resources Development: An Innovative Approach, Kenneth G. Roberts
Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material: A Strategic Dimension of Water Resource Management, Mary C. Landin and Andrew C. Miller
Reconciliation of Water Markets and Public Trust Values in Western Water Policy, Rodney T. Smith
Water Efficiency: Opportunity for Action in Western States, Robert W. Miller
Special Session 6. New State and Local Initiatives for Management of Wildlife and Other Natural Resources
Missouri Cooperative Effort on Food Security Act Implementation, Robert D. Miller, William D. McGuire and Raymond D. Evans
Place To Hunt Committee: A Cooperative Illinois Program, Neal Gunkel
Natural Area Assessment in the Chicago Region, Gerould Wilhelm and Douglas Ladd
Wildlife Habitat Assessment of Kane County, Illinois, Steven M. Byers, Robert A. Montgomery and George V. Burger
Collaboration in Land Resource-management Planning and Wildlife Preservation, Phillip S. Bus
Cooperative Restoration of a Riverine Wetland in Missouri, Norbert F. Giessman, David E. Wesley and Richard K. Baskett
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program: Implications for Wildlife, Glenn D. Therres, Janet S. McKegg and Robert L. Miller
Nongame and Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a Multiple-benefit Program in Kansas, Ted T. Cable
Approaches to River Otter Restoration in Missouri, David W. Erickson and David A. Hamilton
Stimulating Tourism and Economic Growth by Featuring New Wildlife Recreation Opportunities, Sara Vickerman
"Wyoming's Wildlife-Worth the Watching": Management in Transition, Larry L. Kruckenberg
Special Session 7. Management of Wetlands, Including Bottomland Forests and Other Riparian Areas
Policy, Planning and Science: Integrating Disciplines for Management of Wetlands and Wildlife, Roger L. Pederson and Loren M. Smith
The Impact of Federal Programs and Subsidies on Wetlands, Jon H. Goldstein
Management of Wetland Complexes for Waterfowl Production: Planning for the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture, Jeffrey W. Nelson and Richard A. Wishart
A Cooperative Program for Restoring Drained Wetlands in Minnesota, Rick Dornfeld and Rick Warhurst
From Community Ecology to Vegetation Management: Providing a Scientific Basis for Management, A.G. van der Valk
Evaluation of Greentree Reservoir Management Options in Arkansas, James A. Allen, James T. Teaford, Edward C. Pendleton and Michael Brody
Application of the Habitat Evaluation System to Modeling Bottomland Hardwood Forest Communities in West Tennessee, Daryl B. Durham, Robert K. Abernathy, Daniel C. Eager, Robert P. Ford, Paul B. Hamel, L. Jean O'Neil and Thomas M. Pullen, Jr.
Secondary Production in Wetland Habitats, R. Eugene Turner
Ecosystem Approach to Management of Southwestern Riparian Communities, Robert C. Szaro and John N. Rinne
Special Session 8. Progress and Needs in Wildlife Resource Education
Status of Extension Wildlife Programs in America, Daniel J. Decker and James E. Miller
Allocation Priorities Affecting Educational Programs Conducted by State Natural Resource Agencies, John K. Thomas, Clark E. Adams and Richard A. Stone
Summary of Research Findings on Project WILD, Cheryl Charles
Effective Conservation Education by a Private Wildlife Organization: Teaching Children with Ranger Rick, Gerri A. Pomerantz and Jay D. Hair
The Need for Wildlife Education Program Evaluation: A Case Study, Rebecca J. Stout and R. Ben Peyton
Special Session 9. Aquaculture and Mariculture: Habitat and Management Implications
Aquaculture: An Overview for 1988, Robert E. Stevens
Parallelisms in Management of Fish and Wildlife, James G. Teer and Richard L. Noble
Mariculture: An Aid or Hindrance to Management, William J. McNeil
The Roles of Life-cycle Theory, Aquaculture and Economics in Marine Fisheries Management, Norville S. Prosser, David B. Rockland and Gilbert C. Radonski
Aquaculture-Natural Resource Managers Ally?, Nick C. Parker
Special Visual Presentation. Landscape Linkages:
The Dispersal Corridor Approach to Wildlife Conservation, Larry D. Harris
Special Related Meeting Session. Conservation Biology
What's So New About Conservation Biology?, Stanley A. Temple, Eric G. Bolen, Michael E. Soule, Peter F. Brussard, Hal Salwasser and James G. Teer
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