Held March 7 to 10 1971 in Portland, Oregon

Contents

PART I - OPENING GENERAL SESSION SOCIETY'S FAILURE TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

FORMAL OPENING, Daniel A. Poole

CAN GOVERNMENT MEET ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS?, Roderick Nash

LEGAL INSTRUMENTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, David Siva

NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, Norman Pearson

SHOULD ECONOMICS DICTATE RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS?, Michael F. Brewer

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONTROLLING LAND USE

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, S. J. Schulman

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN NORTHERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA, J. J. Shomon

IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Peter Q. Eschweiler

ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THE LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS IN A WATERSHED, Lawrence S. Hamilton

NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY: THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL, William K. Reilly

EASEMENTS FOR MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, J. Martin Winton

ESTABLISHING UNDERWATER PARKS WORLDWIDE, Orthello L. Wallis

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION

OCCURRENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PCB'S IN THE ENVIRONMENT, E. H. Dustman, L. F. Stickel, L. J. Blus, W. L. Reichel and S. N. Weimeyer

HEAVY METALS IN UNITED STATES FISH, Richard J. Bronk

SURVEY OF MERCURY RESIDUES IN AQUATIC BIRD EGGS, Kees Vermeer

EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES ON MULE DEER RUMEN BACTERIA, Thomas A. Barber and Julius G. Nagy

SIDE EFFECTS OF FOREST SPRAYING IN NEW BRUNSWICK, P. A. Pearce

EFFECTS OF MIREX ON ESTUARINE ORGANISMS, J. I. Lowe, P. R. Parrish, A. J. Wilson, Jr., P. D. Wilson, and T. W. Duke

OIL, FISH AND WILDLIFE

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Philip A. Douglas

IMPACTS OF OIL ON THE EAST COAST, Donald J. Zinn

IMPACTS OF OIL ON THE GULF COAST, Lyle S. St. Amant

OIL POLLUTION AND WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES IN THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, Dale Straughan

OIL DEVELOPMENTS IN ALASKA - A PANEL

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, Geoffrey Larminie

ALASKA-OIL AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Angus Gavin

OIL AND WILDLIFE: A BIOLOGIST'S VIEW, Robert B. Weeden

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Glenn D. Chambers

MAN'S POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT CRISIS, Walter E. Howard

THE CANADA GOOSE TAGGING PROGRAM IN WISCONSIN, George K. Brakage, Henry M. Reeves, Richard A. Hunt

STATUS OF THE WOOD DUCK IN ONTARIO, Alexander T. Cring ham

STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF GRIZZLY BEARS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, C. J. Martinka

IMPORTANCE OF DAILY BAG IN SQUIRREL HUNTING, Donald M. Christisen

STATUS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM, Harry A. Goodwin and Eley P. Denson

PROBLEMS CONFRONTING MIGRATORY BIRDS IN ALASKA, James C. Bartonek, James G. King, and Harvey K. Nelson

IMPACT OF CHANNELIZATION IN THE OBION-FORKED DEER CREEK BASIN, C. J. Barstow

DECISION-MAKING MODEL FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS, Joseph S. Larson

HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, John C. Hendee and Dale R. Potter

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MICHIGAN'S SALMON-TROUT FISHERY, Gale C. Jamsen and Paul V. Ellefson

ROLE OF FIRE IN MANAGING RED FIR FORESTS, Bruce M. Kilgore

CONSERVATION COMMUNICATIONS

ECOLOGICAL RATIONALE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF UNGULATES IN PARKS, Glen F. Cole

OWAA YOUTH PROGRAM, James A. O. Crowe

COMMUNICATING COMPLETE WILDLIFE VALUES OF KENAI, Harold W. Steinhoff

ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN KEEPING THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS - A PANEL

THE ROLE OF THE PRINTED MEDIA, Clare Conley

THE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION, Robert Northshield

PART III - CLOSING GENERAL SESSION NATIONAL WELL-BEING DEMANDS SOLUTIONS

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Cornelius H. Siemen

PRESENTATION OF THE B. Y. MORRISON MEMORIAL AWARD, G. W. Irving, Jr.

MAN: PLANETARY DISEASE-1971 B. Y. MORRISON MEMORIAL LECTURE, Ian L. McHarg

QUALITY ENVIRONMENT: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, James W. Moorman

ON COMPROMISING THE PUBLIC GOOD, Denis Hayes

YOUR ROLE FOR A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT, Shirley A. Briggs

SUMMARIZATION AND CRITIQUE OF THE CONFERENCE, M. Graham Netting

CLOSING REMARKS, C. R. Gutermuth

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