ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , 



Primary funding support of Northwestern Energy made the fisheries data 

 collections and the writing of this report possible, for which we especially thank Sam 

 Milodragovich and the Milltown Technical Advisory Committee. We'd also like to 

 thank FWP technicians Ryen Aasheim and Michael Davidson for their hard work and 

 dedication to data collections, analysis and reporting. Other monitoring ftinding support 

 came from the Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited (BBCTU), U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife and the Blackfoot Challenge. We 

 would also like to thank Laura Bums with the Helena National Forest for assisting with 

 the spawning surveys (McNeil core) and mountain lake survey work, and the NRCS - 

 Dave Smith and Tom Pick for helping fund the McNeil core samples. Other key players 

 involved in the data collections were Kirk and Christian Sybrant and the "Backcountry 

 Horsemen" who volunteered their time and pack strings. An outstanding team - Stan 

 Bradshaw, Laura Bums, Jeff Everett, Allen McNeal, Greg Neudecker, Roy O'Connor, 

 Don Peters, Mike Roberts, Dave Rosgen, Ron Shields and Brad Weltzien all contributed 

 to data collections as well. Ryen Aasheim, Laura Bums, Ladd Knotek, Greg Neudecker 

 and Don Peters reviewed this report and improved its quality. We also thank all the 

 landowners that cooperated with data collections, restoration projects and allowed us 

 access to streams during the 2004 and 2005 field seasons. 



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