Held March 9 to 11 1953 in Washington, D. C.

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS

Population vs. a Resource Budget

FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, John A. Hannah

FUTURE POPULATION TRENDS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, Kingsley Davis

RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE, Douglas McKay

THE MYTH OF IDLE RESOURCES: A RECONSIDERATION OF THE CONCEPT OF NONUSE IN CONSERVATION, L. G. Hines

THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CONSERVATION-SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT, Charles E. Lively

MEETING HUMAN NEEDS THROUGH AGRICULTURE, J. G. Harrar

Trends in Land and Water Use

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Hardy L. Shirley

MULTIPLE USE-MULTIPLE BENEFITS, Richard E McArdle

COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC LANDS, Hugh B. Woodward

DRAINAGE AND SUBSIDY PAYMENTS, R. L. Dushinske

WILDLIFE AND OUR SOIL CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES, Robert M. Salter

BIG DAM FOOLISHNESS, Elmer T. Peterson

GRASS ROOTS CONTROL IN WATERSHED PLANS AND MANAGEMENT, Nathan Tufts

Living Space for Waterfowl

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, P. W. Schneider

DUCKS AND GRAIN, W. Winston Mair

AGRICULTURE REACHES NORTHWARD IN CANADA, Angus Gavin

DUCK CLUBS FURNISH LIVING SPACE, John M. Anderson

ROLE OF THE STATES IN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT, Hayden W. Olds and Ernest Swift

A BROADER WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, Joseph P. Linduska

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Disease, Nutrition, and Controls

OUR DISREGARDED RIGHTS-OF-WAY - TEN MILLION UNUSED WILDLIFE ACRES, Frank E. Egler

AN ANALYSIS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BOUNTY SYSTEM, Roger M. Latham

PARASITE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF DOMESTIC SHEEP AND COLUMBIAN BLACK-TAILED DEER, William M. Longhurst and James R. Douglas

STUDIES ON RABBITS AND SPOTTED FEVER, David E. Davis

A NEW APPROACH TOWARD BOTULISM CONTROL, Merton N. Rosen and Arthur L. Bischoff

BOBWHITE POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS AND VITAMIN A, V. W. Lehmann

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL LICKS USED BY BIG GAME ANIMALS IN WESTERN MONTANA, D. S. Stockstad, Melvin S. Morris, and Earl C. Lory

Fresh Water Resources

UNDERWATER TELEVISION IN FRESH-WATER FISHERIES RESEARCH, J. P. Cuerrier, F. H. Schuln, and V. E. F. Solman

THE IMPORTANCE OF GROUND WATER TO TROUT POPULATIONS IN THE PIGEON RIVER, MICHIGAN, Norman G. Benson

AN INTENSIVE CREEL CENSUS ON CLEARWATER LAKE, MISSOURI, DURING ITS FIRST FOUR YEARS OF IMPOUNDMENT, 1949-1952, Joseph W. Kathrein

POLLUTION CONTROL IN WISCONSIN, H. T. J. Cramer

STATUS OF COOT IN THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, William H. Kiel, Jr., and Arthur S. Hawkins

THE AMERICAN COOT AS A GAME BIRD, Peter Ward

AERIAL SURVEYS FOR BEAVER IN THE MACKENZIE DISTRICT, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, William A. Fuller

Small-Game Resources

A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF CRIPPLE LOSSES IN WATERFOWL, Frank C. Bellerose

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND MICHIGAN WATERFOWL, George S. Hunt and Howard E. Ewing

WOODCOCK STUDIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, William G. Sheldon

ANALYSIS OF GRAY SQUIRREL BREEDING STUDIES AND THEIR RELATION TO HUNTING SEASON, GUNNING PRESSURE, AND HABITAT CONDITIONS, Howard R. Redmond

A SURVEY OF FARM-GAME HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAMS IN FIFTEEN STATES, William H. Marshall

MULTIPLE LAND USE: TIMBER, CATTLE, AND BOBWHITE QUAIL, Vincent H. Reid

FOURTEEN-YEAR GAME HARVEST ON A 1500-ACRE MICHIGAN FARM, C. T. Black

Coastal and Marine Resources

RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF YOUNG FISHES IN VIRGINIA ESTUARIES, William H. Massmann

THE DECLINE IN YIELD OF PACIFIC MACKEREL, John E. Fitch

POTENTIAL TUNA FISHERIES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, John Laurence Kask

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN SEA WATER, Albert Collier

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE SEA OTTER?, Richard E. Griffith

BEHAVIORAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN THE ALASKA FUR SEAL, George A. Bartholomew, Jr.

THE PACIFIC WALRUS AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE ESKIMO ECONOMY, James W. Brooks

Big Game and Fur Resources

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Paul F. Hickie

WOLVERINE, FISHER, AND. MARTEN STUDIES IN A WILDERNESS REGION, Horace F. Quick

A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON INTENSIVE BEAVER MANAGEMENT, Earl F. Patric and William L. Webb

PROGRESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MOOSE OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA, David L. Spencer and Edward F. Chatelain

EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON MOOSE AND CARIBOU IN ALASKA, A. Starker Leopold and F. Fraser Darling

NEWFOUNDLAND MOOSE, Douglas H. Pimlott

A STUDY OF DEERYARD CARRYING CAPACITY BY CONTROLLED BROWSING, L. A. Davenport, D. F. Switzenberg, Robert C. vanEtten, and Wayne D. Burnett

EFFECTS OF BEETLE-KILLED TIMBER ON RANGE AND WILDLIFE IN COLORADO, Lee E. Yeager and Laurence E. Riordan

Conservation Education

ALL,OUT EDUCATION FOR ALL-OUT CONSERVATION, Chester S. Wilson

NOT JUST WHAT: WHY?, Dan Saults

CONSERVATION EDUCATION - THE KEY TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, William W. Huber

EDUCATION TOOLS FOR TRAINING IN-SERVICE PERSONNEL, John E. Dodge

EFFECTIVE USE OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, George S. Hadland

THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS ON CONSERVATION EDUCATION, Ethel Marshall

CONSERVATION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS - A MEANS TO BETTER RESOURCE USE, Howard E. Weaver

NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN NEEDS, C. H. D. Clarke

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth

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