The Author 



WALTER F. MEGAHAN is Principal Research Hydrologist and Leader 

 of the Idaho Batholith Ecosystems 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. 



