Held March 24 to 29, 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contents
Opening Session. North Star Illuminations
Opening Statement, Rollin D. Sparrowe
The Wildlife Funding Initiative, David Waller
Reinvention at BLM, Mike Dombeck
Responsibilities of the National Biological Service, H. Ronald Pulliam
Forest Health: What It Is, What We're Doing About It, Jack Ward Thomas
1994 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards
Guy Bradley Award, Whitney Tilt
Special Session I. Perspectives on the Takings Issue
Introductory Comments: Perspectives on the Takings Issue, Keith A. Argow
An Overview of the Takings Issue, Jerry L Anderson
Taking Advantage: The Response to the Public Use of Private Property for Threatened and Endangered Species and Wildlife, William Perry Pendley
Species Protection and Fifth Amendment Takings of Private Property, Glenn P. Sugameli
Regulatory Takings After Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: To What Extent Do Wildlife Regulators Impact a Property Owner's Reasonable Investment-backed Expectation?, Jerome M. Organ and Sara Parker
Re-engineering Private Lands Stewardship, Carlton N. Owen
Implications of the Takings Clause for the Federal Endangered Species Program, Robert Meltz
Special Session 2. Watershed Management: A Model for the Mississippi River
The MICRA Plan and Progress Toward Its Implementation, Jerry L. Rasmussen
Maintaining and Restoring the Ecological Integrity of the Mississippi River: Importance of Floodplains and Floodpulses, Richard E. Sparks
Protecting Healthy Fish Stocks: A Pacific Northwest Approach, Guido R. Rahr Ill
Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Program Case Studies: Lake Onalaska Islands and Hydrological Modification of the Finger Lakes, Robert F. Gaugush, David Soballe, Sara Rogers, Jennifer Sauer, John Barko, Bill James, Barry Johnson, Brent Knight and Teresa Naimo
Special Session 3. Conservation and Ecology of Raptors (Cosponsored and administered by The Wildlife Society)
Raptor Populations: The Basis for Their Management, William A. Burnham and Tom J. Cade
Raptors, Technological Tools and Conservation, Mark R. Fuller, William S. Seegar, John M. Marzluff and Brett A. Hoover
Population Changes in North American Peregrines, James H. Enderson, William Heinrich, Lloyd Kif! and Clayton M. White
The Effect and Value of Raptor Rehabilitation in North America, Patrick M. Redig and Gary E. Duke
Conservation of Prairie Raptors, Geoffrey L. Holyroyd
A Profile of Falconers in the United States: Falconry Practices, Attitudes and Conservation Behaviors, R. Ben Payton, Joseph Vorro, Lisa Grise, Rick Tobin and Roger Eberhardt
Availability and Suitability of Bald Eagle and Osprey Nesting Habitat in the Northern Prairie Region, Robert E. Usgaard and Kenneth F. Higgins
The Status of Raptor Conservation and Our Knowledge of the Resident Diurnal Birds of Prey of Mexico, Richard 0. Bierregaard, Jr.
Special Session 4. Conservation Potpourri
Opening Remarks, Carrol L. Henderson
Walking the Line: Science versus Advocacy, James M. Sweeney and Peter W. Stangel
The Impact of Haying Conservation Reserve Program Lands on Productivity of Ducks Nesting in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota, Randy W. Renner, Ronald E. Reynolds and Bruce D. J. Batt
Minnesota's Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Timber Harvesting and Forest Management: Process, Findings, Follow-up and Implications, Alan R. Ek and Ira R. Adelman
Waterfowl Harvest and Hunter Activity in Mexico, Gary W. Kramer, Eduardo Carrera and Daniel Zavaleta
Individual-based Models as a Forest Management Tool: The Newfoundland Marten as a Case Study, William A. Adair and John A. Bissonette
An Evaluation of Trumpeter Swan Management Today and a Vision for the Future, Laurence N. Gillette and Ruth Shea
Assessing Avian Interactions with Windplant Development and Operation, Harvey K. Nelson and Richard C. Curry
Special Session 5. Defining Regional Wildlife Habitat Needs for the 1995 Farm Act
Opening Remarks, Terry Z. Riley
Midwest Wildlife Needs Assessment for the 1995 Farm Bill-A Need to Focus Efforts, David L. Risley, David P. Scott and Alfred H. Bemer
Wildlife Habitat Needs Assessment, Southeast Region, Stephen Capel, Breck Carmichael, Mark Gudlin and David Long
Northeast States Wildlife Needs Assessment for the 1995 Farm Bill, Carl Schwartz, Peter Jaynes and Paul Peditto
The Northern Great Plains-Wildlife Goals and Objectives for the 1995 Farm Bill, Lloyd A. Jones and Arnold D. Kruse
Wildlife Needs of the Southern Great Plains for the 1995 Farm Bill Discussions, Charles D. Lee
Agriculture/Wildlife Relationships in the Western Region, Marc C. Liverman and Tom Hemker
CRP: Icon of an Age, Steven Peter Riley
Special Session 6. Conserving Grasslands: North America's Most Endangered Ecosystem
In Praise of Prairie, Fred B. Samson and Merlin Shoesmith
Mixed Prairie of the North American Great Plains, Thomas B. Bragg and Allen A. Steuter
Conservation Planning Within the Great Plains, Stephen J. Chaplin, Wayne R. Ostlie, Rich E. Schneider and John S. Kenney
Working Partnerships for Conserving the Nation's Prairie Pothole Ecosystem-The U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture, Steven Kresl, James T. Leach, Carol A. Lively and Ronald E. Reynolds
Improving Ecosystem Management in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Interbeach Area-A Great Plains Partnership Project, Peter Buesseler
Management Challenges for Canadian Prairie Grasslands in the 21st Century, Richard K. Baydack, James H. Patterson, Clayton Rubec, Allen Tyrchniewicz and Ted W. Weins
Sandhill Management Plan: A Partnership Initiative, Gene D. Mack
Northern Grassland Conservation and the Prairie Joint Ventures, Michael G. Anderson, Rod B. Fowler and Jeffrey W. Nelson
Special Session 7. The Need for Partnerships in Ecosystem Management
The Need for Partnerships in Ecosystem Management: Opening Remarks, Bill Wall
Partnerships for Ecosystem Management on Mixed Ownership Landscapes, V. Alaric Sample
Forest Industry Partnerships for Ecosystem Management, Jonathan B. Haufler
Accomplishing Partnerships in the Boreal Mixed Wood Forests of Northeastern Alberta, Daryl! M. Hebert, Doug Sklar, Shawn Wasel, Elmer Ghostkeeper and Tom Daniels
Proactive Endangered Species Management: A Partnership Program, James F. Bullock, Jr. and William A. Wall
Finding the Common Ground in the Horicon Marsh Ecosystem, Lynn E. Hanson, Richard A. Hunt, David Neuendorf, Patti A. Meyers and Janet Scalpone
Setting Objectives for Ecosystem Management in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, David Pashley
Special Session 8. Triage and the Endangered Species Act
Triage and the Endangered Species Act, Randall Cortez Wilson
Wildlife Conservation Priorities for Florida: The State's Perspective, Brian A. Millsap
Funding Endangered Species Recovery Through Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, Wayne Melquist
Making the Sales Tax Work in Missouri, James H. Wilson
Conservation Agreements: An Interim to Listing, Robert L. Parenti
The Idaho Conservation Program: A Bureau of Land Management/USDA Forest Service Perspective, Lyle Lewis
Conservation Agreements and Listings Under the Endangered Species Act: A State Perspective, Steven M. Huffaker and Charles E. Harris
Conservation Agreements: Innovative Solutions or Missed Opportunities-A Corporate Lands Perspective, William A. Wall
Is Triage Necessary with Ecosystem Management: The Longleaf Pine Example, Dennis L. Krusac
Contracting for Recovery of Endangered Species, Gregory T. M. Schildwachter
Moving Endangered Species Management from Conflict to Cooperation, Whitney Tilt
Special Symposium. Visiting the Past: Wildlife and Environmental History
Animals and People in North American History, Dan L. Flores and Eric G. Bolen
Aldo Leopold, Wildlife and the Land Ethic, Thomas R. Dunlap
Shifting Ground: Indians, Conservationists and Wildlife in Glacier National Park, 1910-1960, Louis S. Warren
The Buffalo Robe Trade and the Displacement of the Canadian Bison, William A. Dobak
Speaking of Wolves: A Call to Biophilia, Tommy Youngblood-Petersen
Conservation and Equality: The Bison as a Natural Resource, Andrew C. Isenberg
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