Proceedings of the 11th Triennial National Wildlife & Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference -- Past, Present and Future of Wildlife and Fisheries Extension

Big Sky, Montana
October 14 - 18, 2006

Proceedings Editor: Robert M. Timm - University of California
Assistant Editors: Craig A. Harper, University of Tennessee, Billy J. Higginbotham, Texas A&M University, and James A. Parkhurst, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Hosted by Montana State University Extension

James E. Knight, Conference Chairperson
Sponsors: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center & Wildlife Damage Management Working Group, The Wildlife Society

2006

First-Stop Planning and Communication for LandHelp, Delwin Benson

One Way to Handle a Split Appointment, Peter T. Bromley

The Value of Teamwork, Jim Byford

eXtension: A New Opportunity for On-Line, Issue-Based Programming, Paul D. Curtis, Robert H. Schmidt, Greg K. Yarrow, Raj Smith, and Stephen Vantassel

Realizing the Potential of Family Forests: Tools to Facilitate Habitat Conservation, Drue DeBerry and Julie H. Moore

Growing Quality Stewardship for Natural Resources in Tennessee, Aubrey L. Deck and Craig Harper

Bringing Extension into the Classroom, Christopher DePerno and Christopher E. Moorman

Extension: A Modern Day Pony Express?, David Drake and Ben West

Extension’s Role in Endangered Species Management, R. Dwayne Elmore

Qualifying Native Warm-Season Grasses and Early Succession Habitat, Craig A. Harper and Christopher E. Moorman

Bass Management Symposia: Managing Ponds and Lakes for Better Fishing, Billy Higginbotham, Michael Masser, and Peter Wood

With One Stroke of the Pen: How Can Wildlife Extension Specialists Involve Developers and Policy-Makers in Wildlife Conservation?, Mark Hostetler

Extension Wildlife Programs: Thoughts and Ideas, Jeffrey J. Jackson

Protecting and Enhancing River and Stream Continuity, Scott Jackson

Take Action! The Past, Present, and Future of Sage-Grouse Conservation in Utah, Sarah G. Lupis, Terry A. Messmer, Todd A. Black, S. Nicole Frey, Dean Mitchell, and Joan Degiorgio

The Florida Master Naturalist Program: Creating, Implementing, and Evaluating a Successful Statewide Conservation Education Program, Martin B. Main

A Web-Based Outreach Tool for Aquatic Vegetation Management, Michael P. Masser

An Internet Survey of Private Pond Owners and Managers in Texas, Michael P. Masser and April E. Schonrock

Sage-Grouse Restoration Project: Evaluating the Effects of the Farm Bill Conservation Practices on Sage-Grouse, Terry A. Messmer

The “We Know, We Believe, and We Feel” Approach to Implementing Projects under the Farm Bill to Benefit Sage-Grouse, Terry A. Messmer

USDA-Extension Wildlife and Fisheries Educational Programs 1978-2000, James E. Miller

Saving the World One Native Plant at a Time, Christopher E. Moorman and Christopher S. DePerno

Breaking Through the Food Plot Mentality, Christopher E. Moorman, Craig A. Harper, and Christopher DePerno

Best Management Practices for Aquatic Vegetation Management in Lakes, Joseph E. Morris and Richard D. Clayton

The Above-Ground Movement and Dispersal of the Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius), Craig Panich

The Center for Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution at Virginia Tech: A Model of Future Use, James A. Parkhurst

Approaches for Delivering Integrated Forestry and Wildlife Extension Programs: The Missouri Woodland Steward Short Course and Missouri Master Wildlifer Program, Robert A. Pierce II and H. E. Stelzer

Integrating Northern Bobwhite and Grassland Bird Habitat Enhancement Practices on University of Missouri Agriculture Experiment Stations: An Educational Model That Puts Knowledge into Action through Use of Demonstrations, Tim Reinbott, Robert A. Pierce II, Bill White, Brad Jacobs, and Nadia Navarrete-Tindall

An Extension Program Helping Private Landowners Develop Natural Resource Enterprises in Mississippi, A. T. Rohnke, W. D. Jones, K. M. Jacobs, and T. A. Tullos

Panel Discussion: The Future of Natural Resources Extension, Gary San Julian Moderator

Extension Wildlife and Fisheries Take-A-Ways, Ross "Skip" Shelton

Cooperative is the Cornerstone of Extension Education, Don Steinbach

An Introduction to the Revised Southern Region 4-H Wildlife Projects, Renee Strnad and Chris Moorman

Coyotes Nipping At Our Heels: A New Suburban Dilemma, Robert M. Timm

Managing Kentucky Fee Fishing Operations, Forrest Wynne