Held March 20 to 24, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Contents
Opening Session. Plotting the Course of Conservation: Where It's Been and Where It's Going
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Steven A. Williams
Remarks of the Secretary of the U.S. Department, Dirk Kempthorne
Remarks of Richard Louv, Richard Louv
Session One. Conservation and the Fuels Game
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources on the North American Landscape, Mark D. Myers
Energy Development and the Fish and Wildlife Trade-offs, John Baughman
Learning from Experience: How to Enhance the Future for Wildlife during Prolonged Energy Development, Rollin D. Sparrow and Steven R. Belinda
Renewable Energy Resources and Wildlife: Impacts and Opportunities, Edward B. Arnett, M. Dale Strickland and Michael L. Morrison
Session Two. Future Change in U.S. Forests and Implications for Wildlife
U.S. Land-use Changes Involving Forests: Trends and Projections, Ralph J. Alig
Forest Development across the United States and Implications for Wildlife Susan M. Stein, Marcos D. Robles, Eric M. White and Sara J. Comas
Georgia's Wildlife Action Plan: Conservation Actions to Address Forest Development, Mike J. Harris, Jonathan P. Ambrose, Mathew J. Elliott and Christopher G. Canalos
Session Three. Targets of Opportunity: State Wildlife Action Plans
Wildlife Action Plans: An Unprecedented Opportunity for Wildlife Conservation Partnerships, Richard J. Beach, Elizabeth Rodrick and Christina L. Sato
Collaborative Implementation of Nebraska's Wildlife Action Plan: The Nebraska Natural Legacy Project, Steven P. Riley and Mark Humpert
Integrating Wildlife Action Plans with Transportation Planning and Projects: A First Look, Mark Van Putten and David G. Burwell
Session Four. Communicating Effectively about Aquatic Nuisance Species: Compilation of Aquatic Nuisance Species Workshop Abstracts and Presentations
Summary, Phil Seng
Session Five. Predators and Prey: Integrating Predator and Prey Management to Achieve Conservation Objectives
Culling Mountain Lions to Protect Ungulate Populations - Some Lives are More Sacred Than Others, Eric M. Rominger
Prey Specialization by Individual Cougars in Multi-Prey Systems, Kyle Knopff and Mark S. Boyce
Effects of White-tailed Deer Expansion and Cougar Hunting on Cougar, Deer and Human Interactions, Robert B. Wielgus, Hugh S. Robinson and Hilary S. Cooley
Role of State Wildlife Agencies in Managing Mountain Lions, Terry M. Mansfield
Reducing Populations of Medium Size Mammalian Predators to Benefit Waterfowl Production in the Prairie Pothole Region, Frank C. Rohwer and Jim Fisher
Impacts of Predators on Northern Bobwhites in the Southeast, John P. Carroll, Susan N. Ellis-Felege and William E. Palmer
Impacts of Predation on Greater Sage-grouse in Strawberry Valley, Utah, Rick J. Baxter, Kevin D. Bunnell, Jerran T. Flinders and Dean L. Mitchell
Integrating Science with On-the-ground Management: A Two-state Plan for Ground-nesting Birds, Roger Hollevoet and Cami Dixon
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Depending on Your Perspective, Carter C. Niemeyer
Societal and Ecosystem Benefits of Restored Wolf Populations, Amaroq E. Weiss, Timm Kroeger, J. Christopher Haney and Nina Fascione
Elk and Predation in Idaho: Does One Size Fit All?, Peter Zager, Craig White, George Pauley and Mark Hurley
Cause-specific Mortality of Rocky Mountain Elk Calves in Westcentral Montana, Nyeema C. Harris, Daniel H. Pletscher and Mike Thompson
Predator-Prey Management in the National Park Context: Lessons from a Transboundary Wolf, Elk, Moose and Caribou System, Mark Hebblewhite
Intensive Management of Wolves and Ungulates in Alaska, Kimberly Titus
Policy Issues Regarding Wolves in the Great Lakes Region, James Hammill
Policy Issues Related to Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains, Christian A. Smith and Carolyn A. Sime
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