YCT Multi-state Assessment February 1 0, 2003 



Acknowledgements 



We would like to thank all the fisheries biologists and data entry and geographical information 

 technicians who provided information, entered data, and assisted with GIS applications. Their 

 names can be found in Appendix B. Steve Carson of Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks 

 provided support and applications for the GIS program Arcview. We would like to thank the 

 Fisheries Administrators and staffs of the: states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada and 

 Utah; USDA Forest Service, The National Park Service, particularly Grand Teton and 

 Yellowstone National Parks; the Crow tribe, the tribes of the Wind River Reservation;; U.S. Fish 

 and Wildlife Service; and U. S. Bureau of Land Management for their participation and support. 

 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and U.S.D.A. Forest Service supported the main authors' 

 efforts to collect and summarize status information and prepare this report. Members of the YCT 

 interagency conservation team reviewed earlier drafts of this report and provided helpful 

 suggestions. 



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