Held March 19 to 24, 1993 in Washington, D.C.

Contents

Opening Session. Conservation Imperatives

Opening Remarks, Rollin D. Sparrowe

Restoring Conservation Leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mike Espy

Marine Fisheries: Our National Resource, Our National Responsibility, Nancy Foster

The Myth of Nature's Constancy-Preservation, Protection and Ecosystem Management, Richard M. DeGraaf and William H. Healy

1992 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards

The 1993 Guy Bradley Award

Special Session 1. Ecology and Wildlife Management of Urban Habitats

Predicting the Distribution of Breeding Forest Birds in a Fragmented Landscape, Deanna K. Dawson, Lonnie J. Darr and Chandler S. Robbins

Reaction of Wild Bird Populations to a Supplemental Food Source, Aelred D. Geis and Loura N. Pomeroy

Effects of Development on Nesting Bald Eagles: Case Studies from Chesapeake Bay, Glenn D. Therres, Mitchell A. Byrd and Dana S. Bradshaw

Ecology of Urban White-winged Doves, LeAnn M. West, Loren M. Smith, R. Scott Lutz and Ronnie R. George

Nest-site Selection and Reproductive Biology of Roof- and Island-nesting Herring Gulls, Jerrold L. Be/ant

Exotic Species in Urban Environments: Lessons from New England's Mute Swans, Michael R. Conover and Donald E. Mcivor

Desert Mule Deer Use of an Urban Environment, Elizabeth S. Bellantoni, Paul R. Krausman and William W. Shaw

Selecting Deer Management Options in a Suburban Environment: A Case Study from Rochester, New York, Paul D. Curtis, Rebecca J. Stout, Barbara A. Knuth, Lawrence A. Myers and Theresa M. Rockwell

Testing the Accuracy of an HSI Model in an Urban County, Eve C. Fitzgerald and Charles H. Nilan

Special Session 2. Human Overpopulation: The Unblamed Factor

Of Mice and Men: Population and Consumption Trends in a Rapidly Changing World, Barbara Boyle Torrey

Human Population and Wildlife: A Central American Focus, Christopher Vaughan

San Francisco Bay-An Urban/Wildlife Shuffle, Richard A. Coleman

Population Growth, Poverty and Wildlife in the Rio Grande Valley, Rose M. Farmer

Dealing with Growth: Protecting Virginia's Back Bay, Anthony D. Leger

A Challenge: Saving the Everglades from Us and for Us, James D. Webb

Managing Human Population Impacts on Wildlife in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area: A Case Study of the City of Carlsbad, California, Donald L Rideout

Special Session 3. Marketing Natural Resource Programs

Market Research that Really Counts, Daniel J. Witter and Clark E. Adams

Marketing Wildlife to a New Constituency, George D. Lapointe and Therese Race Thompson

Marketing? Welcome to the USA, Wildlifer!: A Success Story, Thomas B. Segerstrom and William D. Helprin, Jr.

Becoming an Outdoors-woman: Concept and Marketing, Christine L. Thomas and Tammy A. Peterson

Marketing through Interpretation: Matching Agency Goals with Constituent Desires, Virginia K. Wallace

Special Session 4. Strategies for Improving Fish and Wildlife Agency Effectiveness

Sharing Success: The Rationale for Management Effectiveness Research, Larry A. Nielsen

Characteristics and Strategies of Effective State Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Steve L. McMullin

Building Natural Resource Management Plans in Minnesota through Public Involvement, Larry R. Nelson, Paul J. Wingate, John C. Skrypek and Roger M. Holmes

Paying Attention to Internal and External Publics in Idaho, Kenneth D. Norrie

Comprehensive Management through Teamwork in the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Walt Gasson and Joe White

Communication Strategies to Improve Conservation in Missouri, Daniel J. Witter, Edward K. Brown, David H. Thorne and Daniel T. Zekor

Managing for the Future in Wisconsin through Strategic Thinking, Customer Focus and Employee Training, Bruce B. Braun

Values, Mission and Vision: A Recipe for Success in the Twenty-first Century, Gerald A. Barnhart, Robert Henshaw and John Proud

"A Symbiotic Relationship," Team Building and the Heritage Program, Duane Shroufe

Paying Attention to Politics Pays Off in South Carolina, Larry D. Cartee

Florida's Environmental Law Enforcement Program, Robert M. Brantly, James D. McElveen and D. R. Hopkins

Implementing Management Effectiveness Strategies, Spencer R. Amend

Special Session 5. Watershed Use and Fish Populations

Effects of Coastal Pollution on Living Marine Resources, Usha Varanasi, Bruce B. McCain, John E. Stein and Sin-Lam Chan

Freshwater Flow Diversion and Its Implications for Coastal Zone Ecosystems, Michael Rozengurt and Irwin Haydock

Managing Watersheds for Fisheries and Wildlife: An Integrated Approach to Natural Resource Management, Todd L. Peterson, Larry E. Clagget and James T. Addis

National Marine Fisheries Service Budget Outlook for FY 1994, Joel Kaplan

National Policy to Protect Coastal Fish Habitats, Ken Hinman

Special Session 6. Wetland Management for Shorebirds and Other Species

Integrated Wetland Management: Concepts and Opportunities, Murray K. Laubhan and Leigh H. Fredrickson

Enhancing the Management of Wetlands for Migrant Shorebirds, Douglas L. Helmers

Managing Wetlands for Waterbirds, Frederic A. Reid

Managing Wetlands for Biodiversity: An Audubon Approach, Steven J. Parcells and Frank M. Dunstan

North American Waterfowl Management Plan: Shorebird Benefits?, Robert G. Streeter, Michael W. Tome and David K. Weaver

Wetland Management for Shorebirds and other Species-Experiences on the Canadian Prairies, H. Loney Dickson and Gerald McKeating

Special Session 7. The North-South Connection: Neotropical Migratory Birds

Conservation Problems of Neotropical Migrant Land Birds, Scott K. Robinson

Partners in Flight Species Prioritization Scheme-Why Do We Need a Priority Scheme and How is one Implemented for Neotropical Migrants and their Habitats, William C. Hunter, David N. Pashley, Michael F. Carter and Keith Barker

A Regional Study of Coastal Migratory Stopover Habitat for Neotropical Migrant Songbirds: Land Management Implications, James M. McCann, Sarah E. Mabey, Lawrence J. Niles, Charles Bartlett and Paul Kerlinger

The National Wildlife Refuge System's Role in Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds, Jim Clark

Integrating Neotropical Migratory Birds into Forest Service Plans for Ecosystem Management, Deborah M. Finch, William M. Block, Reg A. Fletcher and Leon F. Fager

Integrating the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program with Traditional Wildlife Management: A State Perspective, Dana S. Bradshaw

Partners in Flight: The Challenge of Cooperation, Peter W. Stangel

The Private Sector and Partners in Flight, James M. Sweeney and T. Bently Wigley

Birding Economics as a Tool for Conserving Neotropical Migrants, Paul Kerlinger

Special Session 8. Implications of Wildlife Ranching

Conservation Challenges Concerning Wildlife Farming and Ranching in North America, William M. Samuel and Stephen Demarais

Overview of Wildlife Farming and Ranching in North America, James G. Teer, Lyle A. Renecker and Robert J. Hudson

Captive Cervids as Potential Sources of Disease for North America's Wild Cervid Populations: Avenues, Implications and Preventive Management, Michael W. Miller and E. Tom Thorne

Interspecific Competition between Four Exotic Species and Native Artiodactyls in the United States, George A. Feldhamer and William E. Armstrong

Genetic Tests and Game Ranching: No Simple Solutions, Peter A. Dratch

Agency Perspectives on Private Ownership of Wildlife in the United States and Canada, Chris Wheaton, Margo Pybus and Kevin Blakely

Wildlife Management Agency Concerns about Captive Wildlife: The Colorado Experience, Rick Kahn

Special Session 9. Adaptive Resource Management: Policy as Hypothesis, Management by Experiment

Opening Comments: Slaying Slippery Shibboleths, Richard A. Lancia, Thomas D. Nudds and Michael L Morrison

The Use of Models in Natural Resource Management: Prediction, Not Prescription, Michael J. Conroy

Population Viability Analysis: Adaptive Management for Threatened and Endangered Species, Mark S. Boyce

Serial Management Experiments: An Adaptive Approach to Reduce Recreational Impacts on Wildlife, Kevin J. Gutzwiller

Answering Basic Questions to Address Management Needs: Case Studies of Wood Duck Nest Box Programs, Brad Semel and Paul W. Sherman

Restoring Upland Habitats in the Canadian Prairies: Lost Opportunity or Management by Design, Robert G. Clark and Antony W. Diamond

Developing an Adaptive Management Strategy for Harvesting Waterfowl in North America, Fred A. Johnson, Byron K. Williams, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, William L. Kendall, Graham W. Smith and David F. Caithamer

Adaptive Management, Adaptive Science and the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Boreal Birds in Northern Alberta, Fiona K. A. Schmiege/ow and Susan J. Hannon

Experimental Evaluation of Forest Management: The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project, Eric W. Kurzejeski, Richard L. Clawson, Rochell B. Renken, Steven L. Sheriff, Larry D. Vangilder, Carl Hauser and John Faaborg

Initial Experiences with Adaptive Resource Management for Determining Appropriate Antlerless Elk Harvest Rates in Idaho, Michael W. Gratson, James W. Unsworth, Pete Zager and Lonn Kuck

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