THE AUTHORS 



ALBERT R. STAGE is Leader of Intermoun- 

 tain Station's Timber Measurement and 

 Management Planning research work unit 

 located at the Forestry Sciences Labora- 

 tory, Moscow, Idaho. His studies have 

 included research on forest growth, yield, 

 and site quality, as well as on sampling 

 methods and inventory design. 



JACK R. ALLEY is Chief of the Branch 

 of Timber Management Planning in the 

 Forest Service Regional Office in 

 Missoula, Montana. 



