Held March 17 to 22, 1989 in Washington, D.C.
Contents
Opening Session. Conservation Challenges in the 1990s
Opening Remarks, Laurence R. Jahn
Stewardship: Our Conservation Agenda, The Honorable Manual Lujan, Jr.
Resolving Resource Problems in the Next Decade, The Honorable George J. Mitchell
Recommendations of the Commission on Research and Resource Management Policy in the National Park System, John Gordon
1988 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards, Myron D. Johnsrud
Presentation of 1989 Guy Bradley Award, James D. Range
Special Session 1. Water and Wetland Management: New Findings and Initiatives
Introductory Remarks, James H. Patterson
Protection of Wildlife Habitat by State Wetland Regulations: The Massachusetts Initiative, Curtice R. Griffin
Riparian Wildlife Information Needs in Western Oregon: Land Manager Concerns, Kevin McGarigal and William C. McComb
Agricultural Chemicals and Prairie Pothole Wetlands: Meeting the Needs of the Resource and the Farmer-U.S. Perspective, Christian E. Grue, Michael W. Tome, Terry A. Messmer, Dale B. Henry, George A. Swanson and Lawrence R. DeWeese
Agricultural Chemicals and Prairie Pothole Wetlands: Meeting the Needs of the Resource and the Farmer-Canadian Perspective, Douglas J. Forsyth
New Approaches to Wetland Management through the North American Waterfowl Management Plan: The U.S. Experience, Carl R. Madsen
New Approaches to Wetland Management: The Canadian Experience, A. J. Macaulay
Recent Successes in International Wetland Conservation, Michael Moser
Summary Remarks, Robert J. Blohm
Special Session 2. Wildlife and Habitat in Managed Landscapes
An Overview, Jon Rodiek
Pine Marten: A Case for Landscape-level Management, John A. Bissonette, Richard J. Fredrickson and Brian J. Tucker
Planning for Basin-level Cumulative Effects in the Appalachian Coal Field, William C. McComb, Kevin McGarigal, James D. Fraser and Wayne H. Davis
Isolation of Nature Reserves in Northern Florida: Measure Linkage Exposure, Lee Lines, Jr. and Larry D. Harris
Conservation of Rain Forests in Southeast Alaska: Report of a Working Group, Fred B. Samson, Paul A/aback, Jere Christner, Thomas De Meo, Arlene Doyle, Jon Martin, James McKibben, Mark Orme, Lowell Suring, Kenneth Thompson, Bruce G. Wilson, David A. Anderson, Robert W. Flynn, John W. Schoen, Lena G. Shea and Jerry L. Franklin
Browse Diversity and Physiological Status of White-tailed Deer During Winter, Glenn D. De/Giudice, L. David Mech and Ulysses S. Seal
Special Session 3. Access to Public and Private Land for Recreation
Introductory Remarks, Lewis. E. Hawkes
Public Land Users and Feudal Lords, Perry H. Nelson and Lewis E. Hawkes
Access to the Gallatin National Forest: A Case Study, James M. Williams
Keystone Access Recommendations, John A. Kwiatkowski
Access to Public Land: The Keystone Dialogue Project, Tom Roederer
Political and Institutional Impediments to Obtaining Access to Public Lands, Mit G. Parsons and James R. Lyons
Legal Trafficking and Paid Hunting Threaten Conservation, Valerius Geist
Access System for Private Lands in New Mexico, Santiago R. Gonzales
Factors Influencing Land Access Selection by Hunters in Alabama, Mark W. Wallace, H. Lee Stribling and Howard A. Clonts, Jr.
Overview of Fee Hunting for Deer and Elk on Private Land in Utah, Lucy A. Jordan and John P. Workman
Financial Returns to California Landowners for Providing Hunting Access: Analysis and Determinants of Returns and Implications for Wildlife Management, John B. Loomis and Lee Fitzhugh
Recreational Access to Private Lands in Florida, Wayne R. Marion
Special Session 4. Economic and Other Values of Fish and Wildlife
Playing Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mark J. Ree.ff
Quantifying the Economic Value of Public Trust Resources Using the Contingent Valuation Method: A Case Study of the Mono Lake Decision, John B. Loomis
The Changing Role of Subsistence in Rural Alaska, Ronald J. Glass and Robert M. Muth
Economic Values of Arkansas' Sport Fisheries, Rex Roberg, Steve N. Wilson and Scott Henderson
The Economic Value of Hunting and Fishing in Montana, Arnold Olsen
Effects of Participant Skill on the Value of Alternative Fishery Management Practices, Donn M. Johnson and Richard G. Walsh
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement on Corporate Lands: Social, Economic and Corporate Benefits, Joyce M. Kelly and Debra S. Pressman
Special Session 5. Partnerships for Conservation: Accomplishments and Opportunities
A Marketing Approach to Fish and Wildlife Program Management, Hal Salwasser, Glen Contreras, Michael Dombeck and Karl Siderits
Interorganizational Cooperation for Natural Resource Management: New Approaches to a Key Problem Area, George Honadle
Challenge Cost-Share for Wildlife and Fisheries on National Forests, Robert D. Nelson and Teresa A. Ram!
Expanding BLM Partnerships Through Challenge Cost-Sharing, J. David Almand and Louis D. Jurs
Challenge Grants: An Evolutionary Step in Volunteer Programs, Louis S. Hinds lII
The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation: A New Funding Paradigm, Steve N. Wilson
The Sikes Act: A Neglected Partnership Opportunity, Bruce L. Morrison
The Peregrine Partnership: Partners in Recovery, Education and Awareness, Judy L. Sheppard and James M. Hekkers
Special Session 6. Conservation Law Enforcement: Status and Challenges
Drawing the Line: Innovative Investigative Techniques Versus Outrageous Government Conduct, John J. Doggett
Unlawful Commercialization of Wildlife Parts, John D. Gavitt
Regulatory and Implementation Theory as Predictors of the Performance of Wildlife Trade Controls: A Case Study, Mark C. Trexler and laura H. Kos/off
Illegal Harvest of Waterfowl: What Do We Know?, Brian T. Gray and Richard M. Kaminski
The Relationship of Enforcement, Courts and Sentencing to Compliance of Waterfowl Hunting Regulations, David L. Hall, Gerald J. Bonnaffons and Robert M. Jackson
Strengthening Law Enforcement's Thin Blue Line: The Sportsman's Role, Jack Lorenz
Public Perceptions of and Participation in Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, Jon K. Hooper and James E. Fletcher
Special Session 7. Integrated Conservation/Agriculture Programs: Accomplishments and Needs
Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Wildlife Habitat: Results of 1988 Monitoring, Robert l. Hays, R. Patrick Webb and Adrian H. Farmer
Wildlife Management on Conservation Reserve Program Land: The Farmers' View, Edwin J. Miller and Peter T. Bromley
Land-use Changes and Hunter Participation: The Case of the Conservation Reserve Program, Linda l. Langer
Agriculture/Wildlife Enhancement in California: The Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture, Mickey E. Heitmeyer
Wildlife Extension: A New Face on an Old Frontier, Ronald A. Stromstad and Steven P. Donovan
The 1985 Farm Act and Wildlife Conservation: Outlook for 1990, Kenneth A. Cook
Special Session 8. Human Dimensions in Future Natural Resource Management
The Future of Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: Can We Fulfill the Promise?, Daniel J. Decker, Tommy L. Brown and George F. Mattfeld
Thinking Together: Uniting the Human-dimension Responsibilities of Universities and Agencies, Larry A. Nielsen, Barbara A. Knuth and Ronald R. Helinski
Status and Need for Career Development Research in Natural Resource Agencies: A Forest Service Example, James J. Kennedy and Brett B. Roper
Teaching and Learning About Natural Resource Policy, Bruce T. Wilkins, Richard M. McNeil, Barbara A. Knuth and Svend Brandt-Erichsen
Developing Wildlife Education Strategies for Women, Robert M. Jackson, Shari L. McCarty and Doris Rusch
Comprehensive Wildlife Education Planning in Florida: Putting Human Dimensions Research To Work, Mark D. Suda, Susan Cerulean and Judith A. Gillan
Animal Welfare and Wildlife Management, Robert H. Schmidt
Wildlife Rehabilitation: Its Role in Future Resource Management, Wayne R. Marion
Broadening the Paradigm of Natural Resource Management, Clark E. Adams
Summary and Look to the Future, John C. Hendee
Special Session 9. Duck Harvest Management: Questions and Needs
Introduction: A Turning Point for Duck Harvest Management, Rollin D. Sparrowe and Kenneth M. Babcock
Atlantic Flyway Perspectives and Expectations, Tommy Strange, David H. Gordon, James A. Timmerman, Jr.
Mississippi Flyway Perspectives and Expectations, Thixton Miller
Central Flyway Perspectives and Expectations, Steven A. Lewis
Pacific Flyway Perspectives and Expectations, William A. Molini
Review of Data Bases for Managing Duck Harvests, Robert I. Smith, Robert J. Blohm, Sean T. Kelly, Ronald E. Reynolds and F. Dale Caswell
A National Migratory Gamebird Harvest Survey: A Continuing Need, John Tautin, Samuel M. Carney and James Bradley Bortner
Experiences With Special Harvest Management Strategies for Ducks, Wilbur N. Ladd, James C. Bartonek, Kenneth E. Gamble and Jerome R. Serie
Evaluation and Experimentation with Duck Management Strategies, James D. Nichols and Fred A. Johnson
Balancing Expectations with Reality in Duck Harvest Management, Kenneth M. Babcock and Rollin D. Sparrowe
Special Session IO. Advancing Natural Resource Planning
Opening Remarks, Ralph Morgenweck
Agency Directors on Planning, Spencer R. Amend
Implementing Strategic Plans: The Wisconsin DNR Experience, Bruce B. Braun
Thoughts on Change for Resource Managers, Richard C. Goulden
Planning as a Tool for Agency Management During Rapid Change, W. Alan Wentz and John S. C. Herron
Adventures in Improving Agency Management: How To Survive and Succeed, Dwight E. Guynn, Heidi B. Youmans and Dennis Schenborn
Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Illusions, Delusions and Realities of Communications in the Natural Resource Management Mix, David J. Case
Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Values of a Game Animal: The Case of California Deer, John Loomis, Douglas Updike and William Unkel
Planning in the 21st Century, Douglas M. Crowe
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