Held March 8 to 10 1954 in Chicago, Illinois

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS

Ownership and Use of Resources

FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, The Honorable Jean Lesage

BROAD OBJECTIVES OF OWNERSHIP AND USE OF LAND, Shirley W. Allen

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES: THE NATIONAL VIEWPOINT, George L. Peterson

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE STATE'S POINT OF VIEW, De Witt Nelson

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES FROM THE CONSUMER'S VIEWPOINT, J. W. Penfold

THE PRODUCER'S VIEWPOINT CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Roy Battles

Watershed Management Goals

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Chester S. Wilson

WHAT IS WATERSHED CONSERVATION?, D. A. Williams

THE PLACE OF FOREST AND RANGE IN WATERSHED CONSERVATION, H. G. Wilm

THE PLACE OF SOIL CONSERVATION IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, Kirk Fox

THE PLACE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN OUR NEW PROGRAMS FOR WATERSHED CONSERVATION, Howard Zahniser

THE PLACE OF STREAM POLLUTION CONTROL IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, J. H. Bender

Waterfowl Horizons-Unlimited?

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, William M. Apple

DUCKS NEED MORE THAN BREEDING GROUNDS, W. Winston Mair

WHAT THE STATES CAN DO FOR WATERFOWL, Robert A. Wells

WATERFOWL POTENTIALS, John L. Farley

MAN IS THE LIMITING FACTOR, Robert M. Gaylord

PHILOSOPHY OF WATERFOWL ABUNDANCE, Ludlow Griscom

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Disease, Nutrition, and Controls

HUNTING AS A TECHNIQUE IN STUDYING LUNGWORM INFESTATIONS IN BIGHORN SHEEP, Gilbert N. Hunter and Richard E. Pillmore

INVESTIGATION OF FOX POPULATIONS AND SYLVATIC RABIES IN THE SOUTHEAST, John Eugene Wood

PREDATOR CONTROL IN MICHIGAN-WHEN, WHY, AND HOW, David A. Arnold

RESPONSES IN WEIGHT AND REPRODUCTION OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS FED FRUITS OF GRAY DOGWOOD AND MULTIFLORA ROSE, Leonard E. Spiegel and Richard E. Reynolds

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PEST CONTROL AGENTS, Harry F. Dietz

SOME FIELD AND LABORATORY ASPECTS OF DUCK SICKNESS AT WHITEWATER LAKE, MANITOBA, Eugene F: Bossenmaier, Theodore A. Olson, Myrtle E. Rueger, and William H. Marshall

AN EXPERIMENT IN THE CONTROL OF WATERFOWL DEPREDATIONS, H. Albert Hochbaum, S. T. Dillon, and J. L. Howard

Wetlands and Inland Water Resources

MEASURING LIVING SPACE FOR WATERFOWL, C. Gordon Fredine

WATERFOWL MIGRATION STUDIES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO MANAGEMENT IN COLORADO, Jack R. Grieb and Erwin L. Beeker

FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF GEESE IN JAMES BAY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BLUE GOOSE, Geo. M. Stirrett

THE EFFECT OF CHANGED ANGLING REGULATIONS ON A TROUT POPULATION OF THE AU SABLE RIVER, David S. Shetter, Marvin J. Whalls, and O. M. Corbett

STUDIES ON THE POPULATION OF LEGAL-SIZE FISH IN WHITMORE LAKE, WASHTENAW AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, Gerald P. Cooper and Robert N. Schafer

THE EFFECTS OF A LATE-SUMMER DRAWDOWN ON THE FISH POPULATION OF RIDGE LAKE, COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS, George W. Bennett

INVESTIGATIONS OF WATERS BELOW STORAGE RESERVOIRS IN TENNESSEE, Donald W. Pfitzer

Upland Game Resources

THE INFLUENCE OF HUNTING AND OF RAINFALL UPON GAMBEL'S QUAIL POPULATIONS, Wendell G. Swank and Steve Gallizioli

STUDIES OF AUTOMATIC QUAIL FEEDERS IN FLORIDA, O. E. Frye, Jr.

INFLUENCE OF CALCIUM ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PHEASANT IN NORTH AMERICA, Fred H. Dale

THE UTILIZATION OF RECLAIMED COAL STRIPLANDS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE, Charles V. Riley

ANIMAL POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS IN ALASKA-A HISTORY, John L. Buckley

AN EVALUATION OF COTTONTAIL RABBIT MANAGEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA, Glenn L. Bowers

WILDLIFE HABITAT DEVELOPMENT AT RESERVOIRS, Carl R. Eklund

Coastal and Marine Resources

MIGRATORY PATTERN AND RAClAL STRUCTURE OF ATLANTIC COAST STRIPED BASS, Edward C. Raney, William S. Woolcott, and Albert G. Mehring

CONSERVING NEW ENGLAND HADDOCK, Herbert W. Graham

CALIFORNIA'S TUNA AND YELLOWTAIL TAGGING PROGRAMS, Phil M. Roedel

RESEARCH ON ANADROMOUS FISH PASSAGE AT DAMS, Gerald B. Collins

NEW JERSEY'S SALT WATER SPORT FISHERY INVENTORY, 1953, Roy R. Younger and Paul E. Hamer

MIGRATION AND FOOD OF THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL, Ford Wilke and Karl W. Kenyon

A CLUE TO THE EELGRASS MYSTERY, Alexander C. Martin

Big-Game and Fur Resources

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Anton de Vos

PROGRESS ON A MARTEN LIVE-TRAPPING STUDY, Fletcher E. Newby and Vernon D. Hawley

BEAVER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ON WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS, Lee E. Yeager and Ra!ph R. Hill

POPULATION GROWTH AND GAME MANAGEMENT, Robert F. Scott

FACTS ABOUT CANADIAN MUSK-OXEN, J. S. Tener

METHODS FOR CENSUSING WINTER-LOST DEER, W. Leslie Robinette, Dale A. Jones, Jay S. Gashwiler, and C. M. Aldous

CHANGES IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FORESTS FROM BROWSING BY DEER, Samuel A. Graham

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON GAME AND GAME RANGE TREND IN SOUTHERN KENYA, BRITISH EAST AFRICA, Fred W. Johnson

Conservation Education

WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION?, Hayden W. Olds

THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY IN AIDS TO TEACHING CONSERVATION, E. Laurence Palmer

INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS IN CONSERVATION, Kenneth E. Huddleston

A FACTUAL PRESS RESULTS IN A CONSERVATION-MINDED PUBLIC, Lytton Taylor

CONSERVATION FACTS NEEDED BY WOMEN, Grace 0. Beach

BETTER GUIDES FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF SPORTSMEN, Malcolm M. Hargraves, M.D.

HOW CAN WE LIVE ON AN AMERICAN FARM?, W. Houser Davidson

NATURAL RESOURCES-WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? - Appraisal of the 19th North American Wildlife Conference, A Starker Leopold

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth

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