Held March 19 to 24, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri

Contents

Improving Resource Management

Formal Opening, Daniel A. Poole

Old Style Conservation-Once Again into the Breach?, Henry L. Diamond

Retention of Federal (Public) Lands, The Honorable Ed Hersch/er

Historical Perspectives on Water Management Policies and Procedures, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.

Current Initiatives in Water Management Policies and Procedures, Robert K. Dawson

Approaches for Resolving Mid-America's Farmland Problems, Charles T. McLaughlin

Conservation Information and Education: A Basic Constituent Service

Aldo Leopold's Challenge to Educators, Susan L. Flader

Obtaining Constituent Feedback: Implications for Conservation Programs, Daniel J. Witter and Steven L. Sheriff

Using National News Media in Wildlife Conservation Information, Alan Levitt, Inez Connor, Megan Durham, and David Klinger

Publicizing Conservation Needs, Ron Way

Role of Federal Wildlife Information Offices, John Mattoon

A Practical and Professional Approach to Conservation Reporting, Joel M. Vance

A Professional Approach to Conservation Education, Al Palladino

The Changing Face of Conservation Information, James F. Keefe

Interpreting the Wild World, John E. Wylie

When Learning Becomes Fun, Cheryl K. Riley

Conservation Challenges and Innovative Responses

Wildlife and Fish Management in the Forest Service: A Goal Oriented Approach, Robert D. Nelson, Hugh Black Jr., Robert E. Radtke, and John Mumma

Recreation Impacts: A Synthesis of Ecological and Social Research, Jerry J. Vaske, Alan R. Graefe, and Fred R. Kuss

Michigan's Land Leasing Program for Public Hunting, Donald F. Holecek

Status of Wild Horse and Burro Management on Public Rangelands, Frederic H. Wagner

Managing Central Hardwood Forests: Partnership and Model Approaches, Raymond D. Evans

How the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is Meeting the Challenge of a Reduced Federal Budget, F. Eugene Hester

State Fish and Wildlife Agency Responses to Funding Challenges, Clifton J. Whitehead

Public Financing of Fish and Wildlife Conservation: The California Experience, William C. Unkel

Wyoming's Wildlife Trust Fund, Thomas J. Wolf

Environmental Contaminants and Wildlife

Effects on Wildlife from Use of Endrin in Washington State Orchards, Lawrence J. Blus, Charles J. Henny, T. Earl Kaiser, and Robert A. Grove

Impacts of Forest Herbicides on Wildlife: Toxicity and Habitat Alteration, Michael L. Morrison and E. Charles Mes/ow

Organochlorine Pesticides and PCB's: A Continuing Problem for the 1980s, W. James Fleming, Donald R. Clark, Jr., and Charles J. Henny

Assessing Hazards of Organophosphate Pesticides to Wildlife, Christian E. Grue, W. James Fleming, Daniel G. Busby, and Elwood F. Hill

A Physiological Model For Bioeffects Monitoring, B. R. Hollebone and D. B. Peakall

Bald Eagles and Waterfowl: The Lead Shot Connection, Oliver H. Pattee and Steven K. Hennes

Why is Environmental Contaminant Research Done by Wildlife Management Agencies?, Russell J. Hall

Migratory Bird Management: New Developments

Estimating Autumn-Spring Waterfowl Nonhunting Mortality in North Missouri, Dale D. Humburg, David Graber, Steve Sheriff, and Terry Miller

Simulating Results of Management Actions on Mallard Production, Lewis M. Cowardin, Douglas H. Johnson, Anthony M. Frank, and Albert T. Klett

New Dimensions in Ducks Unlimited's Waterfowl Programs, Dale E. Whitesell

Waterfowl Management Plans: A United States Perspective and Implementation Plans, Robert A. Jantzen

Waterfowl Management Plans: A Canadian Perspective and Implementation Plans, B. Tetreault

Provincial View of Waterfowl Management Plans, Ross MacLennan

Waterfowl Management Plans: Views of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Ted L. Clark

The Need for New Initiatives in Wetlands Management, Kenneth E. Brynaert

Response to Canadian and United States Discussion of Waterfowl Management Plans, John D. Newsom

Monitoring Fish and Wildlife Populations: State of the Art

Monitoring Wildlife and Fish: Mandates and Their Implications, Hall Salwasser, Carole K. Hamilton, William B. Krohn, James F. Lipscomb, and Carl H. Thomas

Monitoring Regional Wildlife and Fish Habitats and Populations For National Assessments and Appraisals, Thomas W. Hoekstra, David E. Chalk, Clifford L. Hawkes, Stephen A. Miller

Monitoring Wildlife Habitat and Validation of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships Models, Bruce G. Marcot, Martin G. Raphael, and Kristin H. Berry

Monitoring Large Animal Populations: The Colorado Experience, R. Bruce Gill, Len H. Carpenter, and David C. Bowden

Fisheries Monitoring and Management in Freshwater Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds, William W. Taylor and Darrell L. King

Sampling and Estimating Fish Populations From Streams, John S. Van Deventer and William S. Platts

An Integrated System For Monitoring Wildlife on the Sierra National Forest, Jared Verner

Habitat Suitability Indices For Monitoring Wildlife Populations-An Evaluation, Charles A. Cole and Robert L. Smith

Monitoring the Population Status of American Woodcock, John Tautin, Paul H. Geissler, Robert E. Munro, and Richard S. Pospahala

Emerging Nonfederal Initiatives in Resource Management

Introduction, Christopher K. Leman

State Wildlife Revenue Sources and Commitments, Alabama, Missouri and Washington, Sam Spencer, Edwin H. Glaser, and Larry Lennox

Provincial Wildlife Revenue Sources and Commitments, David J. Neave and Richard C. Goulden

Using Nonprofit Organizations to Manage Public Lands, Steven L. Yaffee

Public-Private Partnerships For Land Conservation, Philip C. Metzger

Wildlife Research by Private Conservation Organizations: Contributions and Opportunities, S. Douglas Miller, Thomas M. Franklin, and Daniel L. Leedy

State-Supported Habitat Management and Commercial Hunting on Private Lands in the United States, James G. Teer, George V. Burger, and Charles Y. Deknatel

Economic Incentives as a Conservation Strategy for Nongame and Endangered Species of Wildlife, Robert J. Smith, Jon Goldstein and R. K. Davis

Toward the Progress of Wildlife Conservation in North America, Richard D. Taber

Comments on Emerging Nonfederal Initiatives in Resource Management, Jack H. Berryman

Water and Wetlands: Policies, Planning, and Management

Potential Developments in Fish and Wildlife Habitat Policies, G. Ray Arnett

Important Indian Water Rights Cases of 1982-1983, Hank Meshorer

Instream Flow Recognition and Protection under Arkansas Water Law, Stephen Winters

Natural Area Selection and Management

State Natural Area Programs, John E. Schwegman

Private Natural Area Programs: An Overview, Lawrence Cantera

Natural Area Selection and Management: U.S. Forest Service Programs, Russell M. Burns

Successes and Problems in State Natural Areas Programs, Carol J. Pustmueller

Successes and Problems in Trying to Preserve Natural Diversity, Phillip M. Hoose

Implementing the RNA Program in the Intermountain Region, U SDA Forest Service, R. Duane Lloyd

A National Perspective on Natural Area Programs: Major Problems and Suggested Solutions, Hugh J. Harwell

Alaska's Ecological Reserves Program: Approaches, Successes, and Problems, Glen Patrick Juday

Cooperative Federal-State Natural Area Identification and Management on Federal Lands, John A. Bacone

Recreational Management For Newly Established Natural Areas, Kerry Joel Dawson

Preservation of the Tallgrass Prairie: Opportunities for Action, Dlfight R. Platt

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.