ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Project F-101-R is supported by the Federal Aid to Sportfish Restoration Act 

 (P.L. 81-681, Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux), with funds administered by the U.S. 

 Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Departnnent of Natural Resources (IDNR). 

 Mr. Larry Dunham (IDNR); Mr. Bill Bertrand (IDNR); Mr. Michael Sweet (IDNR); Dr. 

 David Thomas, Chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS); Dr. Edward 

 Armbrust, Acting Chief (INHS); and Dr. David Philipp, former Director of the Center 

 for Aquatic Ecology (INHS); provided administrative support. Ms. Cammy Smith of 

 the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program Field Station at Havana provided 

 secretarial support and data entry and verification. Mr. Thad Cook, Mr. Kip 

 Stevenson, and Mr. Scott Whitney assisted with the field work. Mr. K. Douglas 

 Blodgett was Co-Investigator of this project until 1998. Mr. Thomas Lerczak was 

 Project Manager until 1995. This survey was originally conceived and initiated in 

 1957 by the late Dr. William C. Starrett. 



