Held March 16 to 21, 1990 in Denver, Colorado
Contents
Opening Session. Refining Priorities for Resource Management
Opening Remarks, Laurence R. Jahn
New Conservation Initiatives Toward Sustainability, The Honorable Robert W. Kasten, Jr.
Rebuilding the Public Service for Natural Resource Management, L. Bruce Laingen
Canada's New Soil Conservation Initiative, Harry M. Hill
Challenges for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Constance B. Harriman
Where is BLM Headed?, Cy Jamison
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Charting a Course for the 1990s and Beyond, John F. Turner
Special Session 1. Wildlife, Fisheries and the Conservation Reserve Program
Introductory Remarks, Ronnie R. George
Effects of the CRP on Wildlife Habitat: Emergency Haying in the Midwest and Pine Plantings in the Southeast, Robert L. Hays and Adrian H. Farmer
Instream Benefits of CRP Filter Strips, Molly R. Whitworth and Debora C. Martin
Ring-necked Pheasant Nesting Ecology and Production on CRP Lands in the Texas Southern High Plains, Peter S. Berthelsen, Loren Smith and Ronnie R. George
Evaluating Potential Effects of CRP on Bobwhite Quail in Piedmont Virginia, Dean F. Stauffer, Gerald A. Cline and Michael J. Tonkovich
New Mexico's CRP and Wildlife Habitat Improvement, Robert J. Schmidt, Jr., Charles L. Mullins, Monty Woody and Jim Knight
Structural Characteristics of Vegetation in CRP Fields in Northern Missouri and Their Suitability as Bobwhite Habitat, Loren W. Burger, Jr., Eric W. Kurzejeski, Thomas V. Dailey and Mark R. Ryan
Special Session 2. Conservation Education: Making the Investment
Status and Trends of Conservation Education Programs, Delwin E. Benson and Gerri A. Pomerantz
Trends and Opportunities in Natural Resource Education, Clark E. Adams and Jay L. Eudy
A Statewide Evaluation of Project WILD's Effect on Student Knowledge and Attitude Toward Wildlife, Therese M. Race, Eugene Decker and Jonathan Taylor
Effective Educational Strategies for Reversing Population Declines in Seabirds, Kathleen A. Blanchard and Martha C. Monroe
Special Session 3. Trends of Professionalism in Natural Resource Management
Professionalism: From Matriculation to Success, Richard L. Noble and Nova J. Silvy
University Education in Wildlife Biology: What's Given and What's Needed, James G. Teer, Harry E. Hodgdon, Jack Ward Thomas and Oliver Torgerson
Educational Content of Fish and Wildlife Programs Based on Expressed Needs of Federal and State Agency Employers, David J. Schmidly, Ira R. Adelman and Janice S. Greene
Continuing Education for Biologists: The Forest Service Program, Hal Salwasser, Gerald H. Cross and Winifred B. Sidle
Cooperative Wildlife Management: Implications for Wildlife Management Professionals, Trevor M. Swerdfager
Have the Wildlife Society's Publications Kept Pace with the Profession?, R. Douglas Slack and Nova J. Silvy
Special Session 4. Resource Management Lessons from Unpredicted Events
Introductory Remarks, Stephen P. Mealey
Lessons from the Yellowstone Fires: Do You Trust Talking Animals?, John D. Varley
Lessons from Yellowstone: An Administrative Perspective, Gary E. Cargill
The Wildfires in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Greater Yellowstone Area-1988, Charles W. Philpot
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: A Land Manager's View, Dalton Du Lac
The Exxon Valdez Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Program, Alan W. Maki
The Wreck of the Exxon Valdez, Bruce H. Baker
Natural Resources Recovery Following the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption: Lesson in Ecological Resilience, James A. Rochelle
Biological Legacies: A Critical Management Concept from Mount St. Helens, Jerry F. Franklin
Hurricane Hugo's Initial Effects on Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the Francis Marion National Forest, Robert G. Hooper, J. Craig Watson and Ronald E. F. Escano
Closing Remarks, Carlton Jackson
Special Session 5. Conservation Law Enforcement
Opening Remarks, James A. Timmerman, Jr.
The 1990 Guy Bradley Award, Charles H. Collins
Natural Resource Law Enforcement in the 1990s: Meeting the Challenge, Robert M. Brantly
Developments in Federal Regulation of the Wildlife Trade, Marshall P. Jones
Joint State and Federal Investigations, Larry G. Bell and Scott Brown
Offensive Tactics for Defending Potential Personnel Lawsuits, Buford S. Mabry, Jr.
Special Session 6: Managing Western Water
An Update on Legal Issues, Judge Ronald B. Robie
The Economic Value of Water to Wildlife and Fisheries in the San Joaquin Valley: Results of a Simulated Voter Referendum, John B. Loomis, Thomas Wegge, Michael Hanemann and Barbara Kanninen
Precipitation, Waterfowl Densities and Mycotoxins: Their Potential Effect on Avian Cholera Epizootics in the Nebraska Rainwater Basin Area, Brian J. Smith, Kenneth F. Higgins and W. Lee Tucker
Special Session 7. Goose Management in the '90s
Perspectives on Goose Management in North America: Challenges and Opportunities for the '90s, Byron K. Williams and Richard A. Bishop
History of Goose Management in North America, Harvey K. Nelson and James C. Bartonek
Atlantic Flyways. Goose Populations: Status and Management, Larry J. Hindman and Fred Ferrigno
Goose Management: The Mississippi Flyway Perspective, Kenneth M. Babcock, Dale D. Humburg and David A. Graber
Goose Management in the '90s: A Central Flyway Perspective, Marvin J. Kraft and Howard D. Funk
Management of Pacific Flyway Geese: An Exercise in Complexity and Frustration, Don Childress and Tom Rothe
Goose Management in Canada, J. S. Wendt and H. Boyd
Goose Surveys in North America: Current Procedures and Suggested Improvements, Robert E. Trost, Kenneth E. Gamble and Daniel J. Nieman
Estimating Population Parameters for Geese from Band-recovery and Mark-recapture Data, Jay B. Hestbeck, Donald H. Rusch and Richard A. Malecki
Needs, Capabilities and Prospects for the Future of Goose Management in North America, Richard A. Bishop and Byron K. Williams
Special Session 8. Challenges in International Resource Conservation
International Resource Conservation: Where's the Challenge?, W. Daniel Edge
International Resource Conservation: Thoughts on the Challenge, John G. Frazier
A Systematic Approach to Regional Cooperation: The Bellerive Initiative in the Alps, David H. Tice and Vickie H. Tice
The International Workshop on the Management of Wildlife Resources: A Training Tool for Latin America, Jerome L. Touval and Douglas A. Ryan
Patterns in Natural Resource Destruction and Conservation in Central America: A Case for Optimism?, Christopher Vaughan
Effects of the Regulation of the International Ivory Trade on African Elephant Conservation, John B. Hallagan
International Conservation: A Challenge to All, James G. Teer and Wendell G. Swank
Special Session 9. Rangeland Management Needs
Introductory Remarks, George Lea
Direction: A Range Management Need, R.H. Barrett, Jr.
Conservation of Biological Diversity on Western Rangelands, Allen Y. Cooperrider
Effects of Specialized Grazing Systems on Waterfowl Production in Southcentral North Dakota, William T. Barker, Kevin K. Sedivec, Terry A. Messmer, Kenneth F. Higgins and Dan R. Hertel
Pronghorn/Livestock Relationships, Jim D. Yoakum and Bart W. O'Gara
Experimental Stewardship Program: An Underpublicized Success Story, Dan Pence and Maynard Smith
Special Session 1O. Compensatory Responses in Wildlife Populations
Compensation in Furbearer Populations: Current Data Compared with a Review of Concepts, William R. Clark
A Review of the Evidence for the Effects of Hunting on American Black Duck Populations, Michael J. Conroy and David G. Krementz
Compensation in Free-ranging Deer Populations, Richard J. Mackie, Kenneth L. Hamlin, David F. Pac, Gary L. Dusek and Alan K. Wood
Testing for Compensatory Responses to Removals from Wildlife Populations, J. Edward Kautz
Detecting Density Dependence: Filtering the Baby from the Bathwater, Dale R. McCullough
Special Session 11. Introductions and Reintroductions of Wildlife Populations
What Have We Learned from 100+ Years of Wildlife Translocations?, James Earl Kennamer
Public Attitudes, Politics and Extramarket Values for Reintroduced Wildlife: Examples from New England, Ronald J. Glass, Thomas A. More and Thomas H. Stevens
The Role of Hand-reared Mallards in Breeding Waterfowl Conservation, Bruce D. J. Batt and Jeffrey W. Nelson
Translocating Prairie Grouse: What Have We Learned?, John E. Toepfer, Robert L. Eng and Raymond K. Anderson
Reintroduction of Bobcats on Cumberland Island, Georgia: A Biopolitical Lesson, Robert J. Warren, Michael J. Conroy, William E. James, Leslie A. Barker and Duane R. Diefenbach
Restoration of Lynx in New York: Biopolitical Lessons, Rainer H. Brocke, Kent A. Gustafson and Andrew R. Major
Planning To Reintroduce Woodland Caribou to Minnesota, Peter J. P. Gogan, Peter A. Jordan and James L. Nelson
Genetic Considerations in the Design of Introduction Programs, Paul L. Leberg
Biological Criteria for Introductions of Large Mammals: Using Simulation Models to Predict Impacts of Competition, N. Thompson Hobbs, Michael W. Miller, James A. Bailey, Dale F. Reed and R. Bruce Gill
Summary Remarks, Clait E. Braun
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