Held March 18 to 23, 1994 in Anchorage, Alaska

Contents

Opening Session. Northern Lights and Northern Exposures

Opening Statement, Rollin D. Sparrowe

Alaska's Unique Conservation Role, Walter J. Hickel

Interior's International Agenda, Mollie Beattie

Building a Better Moosetrap? Investigating Biodiversity in Alaska, Thomas R. McCabe and Larry F. Pank

1993 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards, Mollie Beattie

Guy Bradley Award, Mollie Beattie

Special Session 1. Conserving International Resources of the North Pacific Rim

The Status of Sea Ducks in the North Pacific Rim: Toward Their Conservation and Management, R. Jan Goudie, Solange Brault, Bruce Conant, Alexander V. Kondratyev, Margaret R. Petersen and Kees Vermeer

Management of Pacific Brant: Population Structure and Conservation Issues, James S. Sedinger, David H. Ward, R. Michael Anthony, Dirk V. Derksen, Calvin J. Lensink, Karen S. Bollinger and Neil K. Dawe

Conservation of North Pacific Shorebirds, Robert E. Gill, Jr., Robert W. Butler, Pavel S. Tomkovich, Taej Mundkur and Colleen M. Handel

Population Models as Tools for Research Cooperation and Management: The Wrangel Island Snow Geese, Solange Brault, Sean Boyd, Fred Cooke and John Takekawa

Genetic Diversity in Arctic-nesting Geese: Implications for Management and Conservation, Craig R. Ely and Kim T. Scribner

Habitat Considerations for Polar Bears in the North Pacific Rim, Gerald W. Garner, Steven C. Amstrup, Ian Stirling and Stanislav E. Belikov

A Seabird Monitoring Program for the North Pacific, Scott A. Hatch, Gary W. Kaiser, Alexander Ya. Kondratyev and G. Vernon Byrd

Restoration of Lesser Snow Geese to East Asia: A North Pacific Rim Conservation Project, John Y. Takekawa, Dennis L. Orthmeyer, Masayuki Kurechi, Yutaka Sabano, Evgeny V. Syroechkovsky, Konstantine E. Litvin, Vasily V. Baranyuk and Alexander V. Andreev

Special Session 2. Wildlife Population Estimation

Introductory Comments, David L. Otis

The Principles and Practice of Large-scale Wildlife Surveys, Stephen T. Buckland

Designing Large-scale Surveys of Wildlife Abundance and Diversity Using Statistical Sampling Principles, Michael J. Conroy and David R. Smith

Horvitz-Thompson Survey Sample Methods for Estimating Large-scale Animal Abundance, Michael D. Samuel and Edward O. Garton

Challenges in the Estimation of Population Size for Polar Bears in Western Alaska, Gerald W. Garner, Lyman L. McDonald and Douglas S. Robson

Adapting New Techniques to Population Management: Wyoming's Pronghorn Experience, Richard J. Guenzel

Detecting Pacific Walrus Population Trends with Aerial Surveys: A Review, Susan Hills and James R. Gilbert

Parameters for Monitoring Small Mammal Populations, Kenneth R. Wilson and Lee E. O'Brien

Detecting Differences in Wildlife Populations Across Time and Space, Eric Rexstad

Special Session 3. The Role of Hatcheries and Genetics in Fisheries Management

The Texas Fish Hatchery Experience: An Evolutionary Process, Rudolph A. Rosen, Phillip P. Durocher and Cecil E. McCarty

The Role of Fish Hatcheries in the Sport Fisheries of the State of Alaska, Larry Peltz

Studies of Alaska's Wild Salmon Stocks: Some Insights for Hatchery Supplementation, Leslie Holland-Bartels, Carl Burger and Steven Klein

Stocked Chinook and Coho Salmon Urban Fisheries in Anchorage, Alaska, Andy Hoffman and Kelly Hepler

Culture and Performance of Triploid Rainbow Trout in Alaska, Irvin R. Brock, Patricia A. Hansen, Douglas N. McBride and Alan C. Havens

Introduction of Saugeye to Control Overcrowded Crappie Populations, Greg L. Summers, Jeff Boxrucker and Don Gabe/house

Reservoirs as Landscapes: Implications for Fish Stocking Programs, Richard L. Noble, James R. Jackson, Elise R. Irwin, Jeff M. Phillips and Timothy N. Churchill

Special Session 4. Integrating Game and Nongame Management

Blurred Distinctions, William O. Vogel

Influences of Waterfowl Management on Nongame Birds: The North Dakota Experience, Douglas H. Johnson, Randy L. Kreil, Gordon B. Berkey, Richard D. Crawford, David O. Lambeth and Steven F. Galipeau

Reclaiming Minelands to Benefit Wildlife, Stanley H. Anderson, Mark McKinstry and Kevin Shelly

Integrated Grassland Bird Habitat Restoration in Wisconsin Using GIS Habitat Modeling, Ronald C. Gatti, David W. Sample, Ellen J. Barth, Alan Crossley, Steven W. Miller and Todd L. Peterson

Removal of Introduced Foxes: A Case Study in Restoration of Native Nongame Birds, G. Vernon Byrd, John L. Trapp and C. Fred Zeillemaker

Passerine Abundance and Productivity Indices in Grasslands Managed for Waterfowl Nesting Cover, Mitschka J. Hartley

Conservation Reserve Program: Benefit for Grassland Birds in the Northern Plains, Ronald E. Reynolds, Terry L. Shaffer, John R. Sauer and Bruce G. Peterjohn

Conservation of Nongame Birds and Waterfowl: Conflict or Complement?, I. J. Ball, Thomas E. Martin and James K. Ringelman

Managing Habitats to Avoid Game and Nongame Conflicts, Michael W. Tome, Douglas Helmers and Lawrence J. Niles

Managing Brown Bears as Both Game and Nongame: Past Experience and Future Prospects, Kimberly Titus, John N. Trent, John H. Westlund, Larry D. Aumiller and Marilyn Sigman

Closing Remarks: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts, John L. Trapp

Special Session 5. Biological Diversity and Sustainable Ecological Systems

Biological Diversity and Sustainable Ecological Systems: Bringing Diverse Goals Together for Conservation, Tom L. Darden

A Framework to Conserve Biological Diversity through Sustainable Land Management, Fred B. Samson and Fritz L. Knopf

Proactive Strategies for Conserving Biological Diversity: An Unprecedented Opportunity in Alaska, John W. Schoen and Edward W. West

Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery: An Ecological Approach to Managing Biological Diversity, Dennis L. Krusac and Joseph M. Dabney

Establishing Riparian Habitat Linkages in the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, Louis D. Jurs and Cathy l. Harris

Insect Biological Weed Control: An Important and Underutilized Management Tool for Maintaining Native Plant Communities Threatened by Exotic Plant Introductions, Richard Malecki and Bernd Blossey

Managing for Biodiversity in a "Special Interest" World, Rudolph A. Rosen

Special Session 6. North American Gamebirds: Developing a Management and Research Agenda for the 21st Century

Introductory Remarks: Do We Need a National Upland Gamebird Plan?, Leonard A. Brennan

Gamebird Research in North America and Europe: The Way Forward, a Critique and a Plea, G. R. (Dick) Potts and Peter A. Robertson

North American Grouse Research and Management: A Finnish Perspective, Harto linden

North American Grouse: Issues and Strategies for the 21st Century, Clait E. Braun, Kathy Martin, Thomas E. Remington and Jessica R. Young

Population Status and Trends of Grouse and Prairie-chickens from the North American Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count, John R. Sauer, Sandra Orsillo and Bruce C. Peterjohn

Trends in Yukon Upland Gamebird Populations from Long-term Harvest Analysis, D. H. Mossop

Status of Mexican Quail, John P. Carroll, William P. Kuvlesky, Jr., Sally A. Gall and Florentino Garza Salazar

Effects of Harvest on Population Dynamics of Upland Gamebirds: Are Bobwhite the Model?, Loren W. Burger, Jr., Eric W. Kurzejeski, Larry D. Vangilder, Thomas V. Dailey and John H. Schulz

Experimental Designs for Assessing Impacts of Predators on Gamebird Populations, Bruce D. Leopold and George A. Hurst

The Role of Non-governmental Organizations in Gamebird Conservation, Kevin E. Church, John W. Connelly and Jody W. Enck

North American Upland Gamebird Management at Crossroads: Which Road Will We Take?, R. J. Gutierrez

Special Session 7. Proactive Prescriptions for Wildlife Management in a New Era

Changing Agencies, Changing Expectations: How the Public Sees It, Mark J. Reef! and Sally Angus

Prospectives of Traditional Constituents on Changing Resource Management Agencies, Michael E. Berger

Differentiating among Wildlife-related Attitudinal Groups in Alaska, SuzAnne M. Miller, Rick Sinnott and Daniel W. McCollum

Leading from Behind to Solve Natural Resource Controversies, Larry Nelson

Special Session 8. Panel: Strategies for Conservation of Biodiversity on the National Wildlife Refuge System

Opening Remarks - Conservation of Biological Diversity for the National Wildlife Refuge System: Challenges and Issues, Curtice R. Griffin

Changing the Way We Look at the Land, Robert J. Shallenberger, Mary Anne Young and Nancy J. Roeper

A Regional Perspective for Conserving Biological Diversity in the National Wildlife Refuge System, James R. Waltman and Robert Van Brunt

National Wildlife Refuges: Contributing to the Conservation of America's Biodiversity, Richard S. Rodgers and Ginger Merchant

Intensive Wetland Management: A Key to Biodiversity, Leigh H. Fredrickson and Murray K. Laubhan

The Application of Gap Analysis to Decision Making in the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System, Gary E. Mach/is, J. Michael Scott, Deborah J. Forester and Christopher B. Cogan

Partners for Natural Resource Conservation: A Strategy Addressing Natural Resource Issues through Partnerships, Steven P. Thompson, Tim Taylor, Jim Clark, Steve Forsythe, Stella Griffin, David Haukos, Stuart Leon and Kathy Milne

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Special Session 9. Outdoor Ethics and Recruitment

Into the Quagmire of Outdoor Ethics, Christine L. Thomas

Ethics and Subsistence, John W. Coady and Benjamin P. Nageak

Setting an Agenda for Outdoor Ethics Education, Bruce E. Matthews and Cheryl K. Riley

Perception and Reality: Outdoor Ethics in the Public Eye, Laury Marshall

Who Is the Ethical Sportsperson of Today and Tomorrow?, Ann Sessler Causey

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