Held March 23 to 28, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona
Contents
Opening Session. Effective Conservation through Partnerships
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Steven A. Williams
Remarks of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Edward T. Schafer
Session One. Covert Operations: Hatching the Game Bird Plans
Implementing the American Woodcock Conservation Plan, James R. Kelley, Jr., Scot J. Williamson, Mark Banker, Daniel R. Dessecker, David G. Krementz, Daniel G. McAuley, William L. Palmer and Timothy J. Post
A Grassland Conservation Plan for Prairie Grouse in North America, William L. Vodehnal, Jonathan B. Haufler and Richard K. Baydack
Status and Structure of the North American Wild Turkey Management Plan: An Integrated Approach to Wildlife Management, Mark A. Hatfield and Scott Vance
Session Two. Mitigation: Brokering, Bargaining and Bartering Natural Resources
Opening Remarks, Steve Thompson
Mitigating Climate Change and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: A Partnership Approach, John G. Rogers
Beyond Compliance: The Challenges and Opportunities of Responsible Water Resource Monitoring, Management and Mitigation, Patricia Mulroy
Building an Ecosystem Marketplace in Oregon's Willamette Basin, Sara Vickerman
Closing Remarks, Joanna Prukop
Session Three. Conservation Partnerships: Effective Military Natural Resources Conservation
National DoD Conservation Partnerships: Examples from the Southwest, L. Peter Boice
Cooperative Conservation: The Military as a Southwest Conservation Partner, Benjamin N. Tuggle
Partnerships between the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Department of Defense in Arizona, Duane L. Shroufe and John Hervert
Camp Navajo's Cooperative Conservation Partnership, Adrian M. Nagel
Experiences and Opportunities with Military Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation in New Mexico: A Gray Vireo Case Study, Bruce C. Thompson and Mark L. Watson
Session Four. Access: The Foundation of a Successful Natural Resources Model
Opening Remarks, Randy Kreil
Improving Access through Strengthening State Recreational Liability Statutes, Tommy L. Brown and John J. Daigle
Recreational Challenges and Solutions in a Public Lands State, Sal Palazzolo>
Bridging the Gap: A Nongovernmental Organization's Role in Providing Public Access, Joel A. Pedersen
WMAN 100: The Tradition of Hunting, John Edwards, James Anderson and Megan Jones
Closing Remarks, Rebecca Humphries
Workshop 1: The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Affirming the Role, Strength and Relevance of Hunting in the 21st Century
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Reflections from a Nonhunter, Michele Beucler and Gregg Servheen
Public Opinion on and Attitudes toward Hunting, Mark Damian Duda and Martin Jones
The Economic Contributions of Hunting in the United States, Rob Southwick
Reducing the Churn Rate: Effective Ways to Get Lapsed Hunters Back, Phil T. Seng
Portraying Hunting in the Media, Chris Chaffin
Workshop 2: Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife, Fisheries and Outdoor Recreation in North America
Development of Recovery Credit Systems as a Policy Innovation for Threatened and Endangered Species, R. Neal Wilkins, David Wolfe, Linda S. Campbell and Susan Baggett
Mitigating Climate Change and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: A Partnership Approach, John G. Rogers
2008 George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award
2008 Presidents Award
Addendum to Session Five: A View from the Trenches: Reflections on the North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation from a State Agency Perspective, Ronald J. Regan and Joanna Prukop
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