Held March 16 to 20, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia
Contents
Opening Session. Refining the Relevance of Resource Management
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Steven A. Williams
Keynote Remarks, The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Keynote Remarks, William Shafroth
Session One. Mixed Messages: Media and the Environment
Introductory Remarks, Phil Seng
State Agencies and Media: Friends or Foes, Lorna Domke
Making Our Conservation Message Interesting to the Media, Bob St. Pierre
Inside the Business of Hook and Bullet Television, Bill Miller
YOU Are the Media (and So Is Everyone Else): The Exhilarating New Landscape of Social and Converged Media, Jon Marshall
Session Two. Making the North American Model More Relevant to More Americans
Opening Comments, John Organ
North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the American System of Conservation Funding, Steve Williams, Thomas Decker and Shane Mahoney
Why Should All Americans Care About the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, Daniel Decker, John Organ and Cynthia Jacobson
How to Make People Care About the Model, Darryl Walter
A Policy to Sustain the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, Greg Schildwachter
Closing Remarks, Jeff Crane
Session Three. The Coursework of Conservation: Are University Curricula on Target?
The Changing Face of University Wildlife Programs, John McDonald, Jonathan Jenks and David Willis
The Diversity of Options for Wildlife Education, Mark Wallace and Rick Baydack
Desired Competencies and Perceived Proficiencies of Entry-level Fisheries and Wildlife Professionals: A Survey of Employers and Educators, Dean Stauffer and Steve McMullin
Foraging Theory or Food Plots? Theory Versus Practice in University Curricula, Darren Miller, John Edwards, Bruce Leopold and Gary Moody
The Coursework of Conservation: Are University Curricula on Target? A Synthesis, Steve McMullin, Daniel Svedarsky, Shawn Riley, John Organ and David Schad
Session Four. Measuring State Wildlife Action Plan Implementation
Testing the Waters: How Private Investment is Facilitating State Wildlife Action Plan Implementation Nationally, Darren Long
Using State Wildlife Action Plans to Guide Landscape-level Conservation in the Northeastern United States, Patricia Riexinger and Scot Williamson
The Table is Set, but are We Missing Opportunities?, Mark Humpert
Paying the Piper Now: Will Delayed Implementation of the State Wildlife Action Plans Result in Higher Costs?, Frank Casey, Timm Kroeger and Anna McMurray
Workshop: Climate Change and Managing Fish and Wildlife
Managing Fish and Wildlife Habitat in the Face of Climate Change: USDA Forest Service Perspective, Gregory Hayward, Curtis Flather, Erin Uloth, Hugh Safford and David Cleaves
Patrick Noonan Receives 2009 Grinnell Award
Registered Attendance
Managing Predator-Prey Systems: An Update
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