ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



This study was funded by Dreyer Brothers, Inc., and was administered by the 

 Montana Energy Division of the Montana Departr^ent of Natural Resources and 

 Conservation (DNRC) under the administration of Lynn Brant and Bob Anderson. 

 The helpful advice and constant enthusiasm of Gerhard Knudsen was instrumental 

 in the execution of this study. Many individuals kindly provided unpaid field 

 assistance, expert advice, or helpful comments end/or criticisms of the manu- 

 script, and deserve special thanks; these include Ray Breuninger, Charles 

 Carlson, Robert Eng, Richard Johnson, Fred Krass, Chandler Robbins, Vincent 

 Schultz, Ron Shupe, Susan Thompson, John Wiens,and Phil Wright. Rich Prodgers, 

 who was responsible for the vegetation baseline study, freely shared both his 

 study results and ideas; his contribution to the study is gratefully acknow- 

 ledged. Dwight Clifford, Dave O'Mera and George Cawlfield spent long hours 

 creating computer programs used in this study and analyzing a vast amount of 

 raw data. Graphics were executed by Don Breiby, Dan Nelson, Don Howard, Gordon 

 Taylor, Gary Wolf, and June Virag of the Information and Publication Bureau of 

 DNRC. Typing of the manuscript was done by Pam Goddcird, Ann Danzer, Ellen Weg, 

 and Barbara Williams, and editing by Mark Nicholson, 



The Dreyer Brothers Ranch staff was extremely cooperative and helpful through- 

 out this study; special thanks are due to Mike McKeever (Ranch Manager) and 

 family, and to the Dale Wells family. Ted Waller and his sons Alvin and Leo 

 of the Waller Ranch assisted in many ways. 



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