Acknowledgments 



MANY INDIVIDUALS and agencies collaborated 

 in the forest survey that provided material for this 

 publication. Special acknowledgment is made to 

 Clement Mesavage and R. D. Forbes, formerly of the 

 Allegheny Forest Experiment Station, who organized 

 and initiated the project; to Dr. Hardy L. Shirley, 

 former director of the Northeastern Forest Experiment 

 Station, who gave constant encouragement and counsel; 

 to Earl J. Rogers, of the Northeastern Station, who helped 

 develop aerial photo interpretation in this region; and to 

 Donald F. Robinson, who gave editorial assistance in 

 preparing the report. Thanks for their advice and 

 assistance are also due to J. Arthur Bolender, secretary, 

 and Stanley Mesavage, former industrial forester, of the 

 Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce; and to the 

 personnel of the Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

 and Waters and the State Planning Board. 



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