Held March 12 to 14 1962 in Denver, Colorado

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - STRENGTH THROUGH RECREATION

FORMAL OPENING, C. R. Gutermuth

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Quigg Newton

RECREATIONAL NEEDS IN THE YEARS AHEAD, Hon. lee Metcalf

RECREATION FOR YOUNG AMERICA, JuIian W. Smith

GETTING ON WITH THE JOB, Ira N. Gabrielson

RECREATION'S FUTURE - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY?

REMARKS OF THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, DeWitt Nelson

THE PUBLIC ROLE IN RECREATION, Hon. Gaylord A. Nelson

THE PRIVATE ROLE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION, Al Bull

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WETLANDS AND INLAND WATER RESOURCES

EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND LAND USE ON PRAIRIE DUCKS, James W. Salyer

EFFECTS OF HEADWATER IMPOUNDMENT ON WATERFOWL, A. T. Cringan, R. E. Mason, and J. Hugh Palmer

MANAGED GOOSE HUNTING AT HORICON MARSH, Richard A. Hunt, J. G. Bell, and L. R. Jahn

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS FOR WATERWEEDS, Roy A. Grizzell, Jr., and William W. Neely

A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MALLARD CROPS IN LOUISIANA, H. A. Junca, E. A. Epps, and L. L. Glasgow

MULTIPLE PURPOSE DEVELOPMENTS IN SMALL WATERSHEDS, Philip F. Allan and Ivan Mc.Keever

MOLLUSKS AS FOOD OF LESSER SCAUP ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST, Bobby G. Harmon

DISEASE, NUTRITION, AND CONTROLS

MEANS OF IMPROVING VERTEBRATE PEST CON1ROL, Walter E. Howard

RUMEN CONTENTS ANALYSIS AS AN INDEX TO RANGE QUALITY, David R. Klein

RELAPSE OF HAEMOPROTEUS SACHAROVI IN MOURNING DOVES, John N. Farmer

RELATION OF ECTOPARASITE LOAD TO HOST SIZE, Carl O. Mohr and William A. Stumpf

THE FEDERAL PEST CONTROL REVIEW BOARD, Robert M. Paul

THE JACKSON HOLE ELK HERD, Robert H. Bendt

FIELD AND FARM RESOURCES

WILDLIFE IN KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, Robert Hornsby, Joe Bruna, Robert Eversole, and Robert Kessler

AN EIGHT-YEAR TREND IN QUAIL AND DOVE CALL COUNTS, Frank B. Golley

RADIOACTIVE IODINE IN JACK RABBIT THYROIDS, W. C. Hanson

WILDLIFE POPULATION FUNDAMENTALS, J. Burton Lauckhart

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN COTTONTAIL PRODUCTIVITY, Vernon C. Stevens

ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WILDLIFE ABUNDANCE, Arnold W. Bolle and Richard D. Taber

MINNESOTA PRAIRIE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, John R. Tester and William H. Marshall

COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES

WATERFOWL FOODS IN COASTAL MARCH IMPOUNDMENTS IN LOUISIANA, Ernest S. Jemison and Robert H. Chabreck

CANADA GEESE OF COASTAL ALASKA, Henry S. Hansen

SALINE SOILS AND BRACKISH WATERS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, William W. Neely

EVALUATION OF A FISHERY, James A. Crutchfield

SALT-WATER ANGLING AND THE RESOURCES PROBLEM, John R. Clark

FISHERY OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC, Robert C. Wilson

FOREST AND RANGE RESOURCES

PROBLEMS IN FOREST HABITAT MEASUREMENT, Thomas C. Evans

RECENT FOREST MANAGEMENT TRENDS, Walter P. Gould

A METHOD FOR EVALUATING HABITAT FOR FOREST WILDLIFE, John H. Ehrenreich and Dean A. Murphy

APPLICATION OF HERBICIDES IN SOUTHERN FORESTS AS RELATED TO WILDLIFE, E. B. Chamberlain, Jr., and Thomas K. Goodrich

THE PLACE OF BROWSE SEEDING IN GAME RANGE MANAGEMENT, Richard L. Hubbard

TIMBER-WILDLIFE COORDINATION CONCEPTS FOR EASTERN FORESTS, Robert H. Giles Jr.

GAME MANAGEMENT IN HAWAII, Lyman Nichols, Jr.

CONSERVATION INFORMATION AN'D EDUCATION

RADIO AND TELEVISION IN OHIO'S CONSERVATION PROGRAM, David L. Hanselman

THE RECREATION BOOM-A CHALLENGE, Stanley A. Cain

RESOURCE USE EDUCATION IN URBAN AREAS, J. J. Shomon

WILDLIFE EXTENSION-PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, Eldon H. Smith and Jack H. Berryman

BROADENING GRADUATE CONSERVATION TRAINING, Roger D. Hale

HOME STUDY COURSES IN CONSERVATION, Carl A. Carlozzi

CAN BIOLOGISTS BREAK THE BOTTLENECK?, John M. Anderson

APPRAISAL AND CRITIQUE OF THE CONFERENCE, Seth Gordon

CLOSING REMARKS, C. R. Gutermuth

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