Held March 24 to 29, 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Contents

Opening Session. North Star Illuminations

Opening Statement, Rollin D. Sparrowe

The Wildlife Funding Initiative, David Waller

Reinvention at BLM, Mike Dombeck

Responsibilities of the National Biological Service, H. Ronald Pulliam

Forest Health: What It Is, What We're Doing About It, Jack Ward Thomas

1994 National 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Recognition Awards

Guy Bradley Award, Whitney Tilt

Special Session I. Perspectives on the Takings Issue

Introductory Comments: Perspectives on the Takings Issue, Keith A. Argow

An Overview of the Takings Issue, Jerry L Anderson

Taking Advantage: The Response to the Public Use of Private Property for Threatened and Endangered Species and Wildlife, William Perry Pendley

Species Protection and Fifth Amendment Takings of Private Property, Glenn P. Sugameli

Regulatory Takings After Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: To What Extent Do Wildlife Regulators Impact a Property Owner's Reasonable Investment-backed Expectation?, Jerome M. Organ and Sara Parker

Re-engineering Private Lands Stewardship, Carlton N. Owen

Implications of the Takings Clause for the Federal Endangered Species Program, Robert Meltz

Special Session 2. Watershed Management: A Model for the Mississippi River

The MICRA Plan and Progress Toward Its Implementation, Jerry L. Rasmussen

Maintaining and Restoring the Ecological Integrity of the Mississippi River: Importance of Floodplains and Floodpulses, Richard E. Sparks

Protecting Healthy Fish Stocks: A Pacific Northwest Approach, Guido R. Rahr Ill

Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Program Case Studies: Lake Onalaska Islands and Hydrological Modification of the Finger Lakes, Robert F. Gaugush, David Soballe, Sara Rogers, Jennifer Sauer, John Barko, Bill James, Barry Johnson, Brent Knight and Teresa Naimo

Special Session 3. Conservation and Ecology of Raptors (Cosponsored and administered by The Wildlife Society)

Raptor Populations: The Basis for Their Management, William A. Burnham and Tom J. Cade

Raptors, Technological Tools and Conservation, Mark R. Fuller, William S. Seegar, John M. Marzluff and Brett A. Hoover

Population Changes in North American Peregrines, James H. Enderson, William Heinrich, Lloyd Kif! and Clayton M. White

The Effect and Value of Raptor Rehabilitation in North America, Patrick M. Redig and Gary E. Duke

Conservation of Prairie Raptors, Geoffrey L. Holyroyd

A Profile of Falconers in the United States: Falconry Practices, Attitudes and Conservation Behaviors, R. Ben Payton, Joseph Vorro, Lisa Grise, Rick Tobin and Roger Eberhardt

Availability and Suitability of Bald Eagle and Osprey Nesting Habitat in the Northern Prairie Region, Robert E. Usgaard and Kenneth F. Higgins

The Status of Raptor Conservation and Our Knowledge of the Resident Diurnal Birds of Prey of Mexico, Richard 0. Bierregaard, Jr.

Special Session 4. Conservation Potpourri

Opening Remarks, Carrol L. Henderson

Walking the Line: Science versus Advocacy, James M. Sweeney and Peter W. Stangel

The Impact of Haying Conservation Reserve Program Lands on Productivity of Ducks Nesting in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota, Randy W. Renner, Ronald E. Reynolds and Bruce D. J. Batt

Minnesota's Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Timber Harvesting and Forest Management: Process, Findings, Follow-up and Implications, Alan R. Ek and Ira R. Adelman

Waterfowl Harvest and Hunter Activity in Mexico, Gary W. Kramer, Eduardo Carrera and Daniel Zavaleta

Individual-based Models as a Forest Management Tool: The Newfoundland Marten as a Case Study, William A. Adair and John A. Bissonette

An Evaluation of Trumpeter Swan Management Today and a Vision for the Future, Laurence N. Gillette and Ruth Shea

Assessing Avian Interactions with Windplant Development and Operation, Harvey K. Nelson and Richard C. Curry

Special Session 5. Defining Regional Wildlife Habitat Needs for the 1995 Farm Act

Opening Remarks, Terry Z. Riley

Midwest Wildlife Needs Assessment for the 1995 Farm Bill-A Need to Focus Efforts, David L. Risley, David P. Scott and Alfred H. Bemer

Wildlife Habitat Needs Assessment, Southeast Region, Stephen Capel, Breck Carmichael, Mark Gudlin and David Long

Northeast States Wildlife Needs Assessment for the 1995 Farm Bill, Carl Schwartz, Peter Jaynes and Paul Peditto

The Northern Great Plains-Wildlife Goals and Objectives for the 1995 Farm Bill, Lloyd A. Jones and Arnold D. Kruse

Wildlife Needs of the Southern Great Plains for the 1995 Farm Bill Discussions, Charles D. Lee

Agriculture/Wildlife Relationships in the Western Region, Marc C. Liverman and Tom Hemker

CRP: Icon of an Age, Steven Peter Riley

Special Session 6. Conserving Grasslands: North America's Most Endangered Ecosystem

In Praise of Prairie, Fred B. Samson and Merlin Shoesmith

Mixed Prairie of the North American Great Plains, Thomas B. Bragg and Allen A. Steuter

Conservation Planning Within the Great Plains, Stephen J. Chaplin, Wayne R. Ostlie, Rich E. Schneider and John S. Kenney

Working Partnerships for Conserving the Nation's Prairie Pothole Ecosystem-The U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture, Steven Kresl, James T. Leach, Carol A. Lively and Ronald E. Reynolds

Improving Ecosystem Management in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Interbeach Area-A Great Plains Partnership Project, Peter Buesseler

Management Challenges for Canadian Prairie Grasslands in the 21st Century, Richard K. Baydack, James H. Patterson, Clayton Rubec, Allen Tyrchniewicz and Ted W. Weins

Sandhill Management Plan: A Partnership Initiative, Gene D. Mack

Northern Grassland Conservation and the Prairie Joint Ventures, Michael G. Anderson, Rod B. Fowler and Jeffrey W. Nelson

Special Session 7. The Need for Partnerships in Ecosystem Management

The Need for Partnerships in Ecosystem Management: Opening Remarks, Bill Wall

Partnerships for Ecosystem Management on Mixed Ownership Landscapes, V. Alaric Sample

Forest Industry Partnerships for Ecosystem Management, Jonathan B. Haufler

Accomplishing Partnerships in the Boreal Mixed Wood Forests of Northeastern Alberta, Daryl! M. Hebert, Doug Sklar, Shawn Wasel, Elmer Ghostkeeper and Tom Daniels

Proactive Endangered Species Management: A Partnership Program, James F. Bullock, Jr. and William A. Wall

Finding the Common Ground in the Horicon Marsh Ecosystem, Lynn E. Hanson, Richard A. Hunt, David Neuendorf, Patti A. Meyers and Janet Scalpone

Setting Objectives for Ecosystem Management in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, David Pashley

Special Session 8. Triage and the Endangered Species Act

Triage and the Endangered Species Act, Randall Cortez Wilson

Wildlife Conservation Priorities for Florida: The State's Perspective, Brian A. Millsap

Funding Endangered Species Recovery Through Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, Wayne Melquist

Making the Sales Tax Work in Missouri, James H. Wilson

Conservation Agreements: An Interim to Listing, Robert L. Parenti

The Idaho Conservation Program: A Bureau of Land Management/USDA Forest Service Perspective, Lyle Lewis

Conservation Agreements and Listings Under the Endangered Species Act: A State Perspective, Steven M. Huffaker and Charles E. Harris

Conservation Agreements: Innovative Solutions or Missed Opportunities-A Corporate Lands Perspective, William A. Wall

Is Triage Necessary with Ecosystem Management: The Longleaf Pine Example, Dennis L. Krusac

Contracting for Recovery of Endangered Species, Gregory T. M. Schildwachter

Moving Endangered Species Management from Conflict to Cooperation, Whitney Tilt

Special Symposium. Visiting the Past: Wildlife and Environmental History

Animals and People in North American History, Dan L. Flores and Eric G. Bolen

Aldo Leopold, Wildlife and the Land Ethic, Thomas R. Dunlap

Shifting Ground: Indians, Conservationists and Wildlife in Glacier National Park, 1910-1960, Louis S. Warren

The Buffalo Robe Trade and the Displacement of the Canadian Bison, William A. Dobak

Speaking of Wolves: A Call to Biophilia, Tommy Youngblood-Petersen

Conservation and Equality: The Bison as a Natural Resource, Andrew C. Isenberg

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