THE AUTHORS 



ROBERT E, BENSON is a research forester assigned 

 to the Forest Residues Utilization Program, and has been 

 with the Intermountain Station in Ogden and Missoula. 

 His research includes studies in forest economics, wood 

 products marketing, forest inventories, and resource 

 analysis. 



RICHARD A. STRONG is the long-range planner on the 

 Bitterroot National Forest, Hamilton, Montana. He is 

 responsible for land use plans, timber plans, and other 

 resource plans. He has served as District Ranger on 

 three Northern Region Forests, and held several staff 

 positions on National Forests. He is a 1951 graduate 

 of the University of Montana School of Forestry. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The Bitterroot National Forest contributed substantially 

 to this report in the form of resource data, consultation, and 

 review of earlier drafts. 



The Bitterroot Resource Conservation and Development 

 Committee provided guideline questions, and encouragement 

 through many meetings and discussions of the wood resource 

 and its potential contribution to the Bitterroot economy. 



