Held March 23 to 28, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona

Contents

Opening Session. Effective Conservation through Partnerships

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Steven A. Williams

Remarks of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Edward T. Schafer

Session One. Covert Operations: Hatching the Game Bird Plans

Implementing the American Woodcock Conservation Plan, James R. Kelley, Jr., Scot J. Williamson, Mark Banker, Daniel R. Dessecker, David G. Krementz, Daniel G. McAuley, William L. Palmer and Timothy J. Post

A Grassland Conservation Plan for Prairie Grouse in North America, William L. Vodehnal, Jonathan B. Haufler and Richard K. Baydack

Status and Structure of the North American Wild Turkey Management Plan: An Integrated Approach to Wildlife Management, Mark A. Hatfield and Scott Vance

Session Two. Mitigation: Brokering, Bargaining and Bartering Natural Resources

Opening Remarks, Steve Thompson

Mitigating Climate Change and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: A Partnership Approach, John G. Rogers

Beyond Compliance: The Challenges and Opportunities of Responsible Water Resource Monitoring, Management and Mitigation, Patricia Mulroy

Building an Ecosystem Marketplace in Oregon's Willamette Basin, Sara Vickerman

Closing Remarks, Joanna Prukop

Session Three. Conservation Partnerships: Effective Military Natural Resources Conservation

National DoD Conservation Partnerships: Examples from the Southwest, L. Peter Boice

Cooperative Conservation: The Military as a Southwest Conservation Partner, Benjamin N. Tuggle

Partnerships between the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Department of Defense in Arizona, Duane L. Shroufe and John Hervert

Camp Navajo's Cooperative Conservation Partnership, Adrian M. Nagel

Experiences and Opportunities with Military Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation in New Mexico: A Gray Vireo Case Study, Bruce C. Thompson and Mark L. Watson

Session Four. Access: The Foundation of a Successful Natural Resources Model

Opening Remarks, Randy Kreil

Improving Access through Strengthening State Recreational Liability Statutes, Tommy L. Brown and John J. Daigle

Recreational Challenges and Solutions in a Public Lands State, Sal Palazzolo>

Bridging the Gap: A Nongovernmental Organization's Role in Providing Public Access, Joel A. Pedersen

WMAN 100: The Tradition of Hunting, John Edwards, James Anderson and Megan Jones

Closing Remarks, Rebecca Humphries

Workshop 1: The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Affirming the Role, Strength and Relevance of Hunting in the 21^st Century

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Reflections from a Nonhunter, Michele Beucler and Gregg Servheen

Public Opinion on and Attitudes toward Hunting, Mark Damian Duda and Martin Jones

The Economic Contributions of Hunting in the United States, Rob Southwick

Reducing the Churn Rate: Effective Ways to Get Lapsed Hunters Back, Phil T. Seng

Portraying Hunting in the Media, Chris Chaffin

Workshop 2: Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife, Fisheries and Outdoor Recreation in North America

Development of Recovery Credit Systems as a Policy Innovation for Threatened and Endangered Species, R. Neal Wilkins, David Wolfe, Linda S. Campbell and Susan Baggett

Mitigating Climate Change and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: A Partnership Approach, John G. Rogers

2008 George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award

2008 Presidents Award

Addendum to Session Five: A View from the Trenches: Reflections on the North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation from a State Agency Perspective, Ronald J. Regan and Joanna Prukop

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