ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



As an "outsider" with respect to forestry, I could not have 

 completed this study without the expert advice and the gen- 

 eral guidance of many people. I sincerely appreciate the 

 assistance of Con Schallau and Alan Green of Intermountain 

 Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, Utah, and 

 Dean A. Gardner, Office of the General Counsel, Ogden. 



Forest Supervisors Orville L. Daniels (Bitterroot National 

 Forest, Hamilton, Montana) and Jackson D. Large (Lolo 

 National Forest, Missoula, Montana) shared their insight in 

 personal discussions. Sincere thanks go to those who review- 

 ed earlier versions of the study, including Henry J. Vaux 

 (University of California, Berkeley); Carl Reidel (New Eng- 

 land Natural Resources Center); William D. Hurst, Regional 

 Forester (Southwestern Region, Albuquerque, New Mexico); 

 P. M. Rees, Regional Planner (Intermountain Region, Ogden, 

 Utah); Dennis Schweitzer (Pacific Northwest Forest and 

 Range Experiment Station), and Ervin Schuster (Weber State 

 College). Thanks are also due to the organizers of meetings 

 held in Butte, Montana; Wemme, Oregon; Ogden and Park 

 City, Utah; at which the FOREST model was presented. 

 Many changes resulted from the question and answer ses- 

 sions. 



I am especially grateful to John H. Wikstrom, Project 

 Leader, Economics and Forest Survey, Intermountain Sta- 

 tion, who guided the research from the beginning. My wife, 

 June, provided invaluable assistance in the research and writ- 

 ing of this study. 



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