THE AUTHORS 



WALTER F. MEGAHAN is Principal Research Hydrologist and Leader 

 of the Soil Stabilization Research Work Unit in Boise, Idaho. He 

 holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Forestry from the 

 State University of New York, College of Forestry, at Syracuse 

 University, and a doctoral degree in Watershed Resources from 

 Colorado State University. He served as Regional Hydrologist 

 for Intermountain Region of the USDA Forest Service in Ogden, 

 Utah, from 1960 to 1966 and has been in his present position 

 since 1967. 



WALTER J. KIDD was formerly a Research Forester in the Watershed 

 Management Division of the Intermountain Station, working on 

 the Soil Stabilization Research Work Unit at Boise, Idaho, from 

 1956 to 1968. He holds a bachelor's degree in Forestry from 

 Penn State University and a master's degree in Forest Manage- 

 ment from Syracuse University. He is currently Watershed 

 Specialist with the Northeastern Area — State and Private For- 

 estry Branch of the Forest Service, stationed at Columbus, Ohio. 



Cover Photo: — Typical midelevation stream-cut topography in the Idaho Batholith. 



