Held March 22 to 27, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Contents

Opening Session. Reinventing Conservation

Opening Statement, Rollin D. Sparrowe

The Environmental Agenda, The Honorable John H. Chafee

Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy, Peter D. Coppelman

1995 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards

Guy Bradley Award, Whitney Tilt

Special Session 1. Issues and Problems in Predation Management to Enhance Avian Recruitment

Introductory Remarks, Terry A. Messmer

Prairie Duck Populations and Predation Management, Raymond J. Greenwood and Marsha A. Sovada

Environmental Perturbations and Rates of Nest Predation in Birds, TE. Martin, IJ. Ball and J. Tewksbury

Effects of Predation on Migratory Shorebird Recruitment, Douglas L. Helmers and Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor

Predation and Galliforme Recruitment: An Old Issue Revisited, George A. Hurst, L. Wes Burger and Bruce D. Leopold

Impacts of Predation on Passerine Post-fledging Success, Kimberly A. Sullivan and James J. Roper

Using Landscape Information Approaches to Increase Duck Recruitment in the Prairie Pothole Region, Ronald E. Reynolds, Danny R. Cohan and Michael A. Johnson

Effects of Mammalian Predator Removal on Waterfowl and Non-game Birds in North Dakota, Pamela R. Garrettson, Frank C. Rohwer, John M. Zimmer, Ben J. Mense and Nancy Dion

Predator Management to Protect Endangered Avian Species, Gary W Witmer, Janet L. Bucknall, Thomas H. Fritts and David G. Moreno

Managing Habitat to Enhance Avian Recruitment, I.J. Ball

Altering Predator Foraging Behavior to Reduce Predation of Ground-nesting Birds, Robert G. Clark, Karla L. Guyn, Robert C. Penner and Brad Semel

Special Session 2. Conservation Potpourri

Characteristics of Eastern South Dakota Wetland Basins and Implications of Changes in Jurisdictional Wetland Definitions, Rex R. Johnson, David E. Naugle, Michael E. Estey and Kenneth F. Higgins

Minimizing Controversy in Wildlife and Livestock Grazing Management, James E. Knight

A Quarter Century of American Falconry Regulation: An Example of Management/User Cooperation, S. Kent Carnie and Ralph R. Rogers

Illinois Fur Hunting and Trapping Project: A Case Study in Facing Reality, Mark Damian Duda and David J. Case

"Wildlife is About as Exciting as Recycling" and Other Viewpoints from the "Uncommitted Public", Therese R. Thompson and George D. Lapointe

Diversity: Maintenance 1ips for a Double-edged Sword, Sally F. Angus

Beyond Rhetoric: Facing the New Realities in Fish and Wildlife Agency Management, Spencer R. Amend and Walt Gasson

Special Session 3. Prescribed Fire and Its Effects on Wildlife Habitat and Populations

Introductory Remarks, Champe B. Green and Ronald E. Masters

Monitoring the Long-term Effects of Prescribed Burning on Non-game Wildlife in a Grassland Ecosystem in Central British Columbia, Trudy Chatwin and Ruth van den Driessche

Restoring Cross Timbers Ecosystems with Fire, David M. Engle, Terrence G. Bidwell and Ronald E. Masters

Influence on Birds of Dormant Versus Lightning-season Prescribed Fire in Longleaf Pine Forests: Experimental Design and Preliminary Results, R.T. Engstrom, D.B. McNair, LA. Brennan, C.L. Hardy and L.W Burger

Using Fire and Bison to Restore a Functional Tallgrass Prairie Landscape, Robert G. Hamilton

Enhancing Oak Regeneration with Fire in Shelterwood Stands: Preliminary Trials, Patrick D. Keyser. Patrick Brose, David Van Lear and Kent M. Burtner

Effects of Prescribed Burning on Black-capped Vireo Habitat and Territory Establishment, Kevin G. O'Neal, John T. Baccus, William E. Armstrong and Donnie E. Harmel

Effects of Prescribed Burning on Wild Turkeys, William E. Palmer, K. David Godwin, George A. Hurst and Darren A. Miller

Responses of Avian Populations and Vegetation to Prescribed Burning in Pine Forests of the Arkansas Ozarks, Amy L. Sa/veter, Douglas A. James and Kimberly G. Smith

Fire Seasonality Effects on Vegetation in Mixed-, Tall and Southeastern Pine Grassland Communities: A Review, Jeffrey C. Sparks and Ronald E. Masters

Closing Remarks, Champe B. Green

Special Session 4. Social and Economic Benefits of Investments in Fish and Wildlife Management

Implications of Economic Information for Natural Resource Managers: An Alaskan Case Study, Daniel W. McCollum, SuzAnne M. Miller, Philip Janik and Kimberly Titus

Sustaining Wildlife Values on Private Lands: A Survey of State Programs for Wildlife Management on Private Lands in California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington, KaushArha

Investments in Wildlife Enhancement through Widespread Implementation of Sustainable Agriculture for Social and Economic Benefits, J. Theodore Morris, Peter T. Bromley, John R. Anderson, Jr., Robert C. Abt and William E. Palmer

Sustaining Wildlife Values in the Public Sector: An Overview of State and Federal Management Issues, Mark Damian Duda and Kira C. Young

Economics of Wolf Recovery in Yellowstone National Park, John W. Duffield and Chris J. Neher

Economics of Endangered Species: Bald Eagles on the Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area, Washington, Cindy Sorg Swanson

The Role of Elk Conservation in Sustainable Development: Past, Present and Future on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front, Thomas R. Baumeister. Hal Salwasser and Ashley L. Preston

Special Session 5. Recruiting, Retaining and Training Consumptive Users of Fish and Wildlife

Facing Realities in Recruiting, Retaining and Training Consumptive Fish and Wildlife Users, Shari L. Dann and R. Ben Peyton

Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation in the United States, Mark Damian Duda, Steven J. Bissell and Kira C. Young

Desertion in the Ranks: Recruitment and Retention of Sportsmen, Jean C. Mangun, Dale A. Hall and Joseph T. O'Leary

Status of Hunter Education in the United States and Canada, Robert L. Byrne, Gary J. Taylor, Phil T. Seng and Kira C. Young

Retaining Likely Dropouts from Hunting: New York's Apprentice Hunter Program, Jody W. Enck, George F. Mattfeld and Daniel J. Decker

Adoption of Home Study Hunter Education to Enhance Learning, Delwin E. Benson and Lawrence J. Hilaire

Training and Retaining Women in Traditional Fish- and Wildlife-based Recreation, Christine L. Thomas and Diane Humphrey Lueck

Overcoming Constraints to Women's Participation in Consumptive Uses of Fish and Wildlife, Nancy A. Connelly, Daniel J. Decker and Rebecca J. Stout

Systematic Strategies for Recruiting, Training and Retaining Hunters and Anglers, James R. Wentz

Wisconsin Student Hunter Project, Scott R. Craven, Donald H. Rusch and Carl A. Batha

Recruiting, Training and Retaining Hunters and Anglers: Challenging the Natural Resources Education Community, Bruce E. Matthews

Special Session 6. The Link Between Long-term Research and Management

Linking Long-term Research and Management, Paul R. Krausman and Eric G. Bolen

Long-term Research on the White-tailed Deer/Conifer Thermal Cover Relationship: Aligning Expectations with Reality, Glenn D. De/Giudice and Michael R. Riggs

Effects of Research on Sage Grouse Management, Clait E. Braun and Thomas D.l. Beck

Research Contributions to Management of Canada Geese in the Mississippi Flyway, Donald H. Rusch, F. Dale Caswell, Murray M. Gillespie and James O. Leafloor

Research and Effective Management of Neotropical Migrant Birds, John H. Rappole and Richard M. DeGraaf

Linking Research and Management Conceptual Designs and Case Studies, Michael L. Morrison, William M. Block, Linnea S. Hall. Laurel L. Christoferson and John A. Martin

Long- Versus Short-term Research and Effective Management: A Case Study Using the Wild Turkey, Bruce D. Leopold, George A. Hurst and Darren A. Miller

The Precautionary Principle, Weakening the Link Between Long-term Research and Management, William I. Morrill

Linking Temporal with Spatial Scales in Wildlife Research, J.A. Bissonette

Managing Research as an Investment, Bruce P. Van Haveren

Special Session 7. Issues and Ecological Dimensions of "Forest Health"

Forest Health and Biological Resources: Making the Connection, R. Neil Sampson

Restoration of Forest Ecosystem Health: Western Long-needled Pines, W Wallace Covington and R. Neil Sampson

Forest Health and Spotted Owls in the Eastern Cascades of Washington, James G. MacCracken, Blake S. Rowe and Wade C. Boyd

Special Session 8. Commissions, Compacts and Councils: Strengthening State-based Institutions

North American Waterfowl Management Program: State Action to Protect Migratory Resources, Gary T. Myers, Bettina Sparrowe and Ross Melinchuk

MICRA-From Dream to Reality, Jerry L. Rasmuss en

Developing the Tools of Cooperative Interjurisdictional ProgramsThe Experience of Statistics and Fisheries-independent Data Gathering in Southeastern Marine Fisheries, Larry B. Simpson and David M. Donaldson

Cooperative State Action to Address Research Needs - The Experience of the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Victor F. Nettles and William R. Davidson

Cooperative Fish Therapeutic Funding Initiative: States in Partnership with Federal Agencies to Ensure the Future of Public Fish Culture, Rosalie Arlene Schnick

State Action to Conserve Endangered Species: Bull Trout Restoration in Montana, Gregory T.M. Schildwachter

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