Acknowledgments 
The NCA-West involves the cooperation of a significant number of federal, state, 
and local agencies. The project has been principally funded by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. 
Many individuals within EPA made important contributions to NCA-West. Critical 
guidance and vision in establishing this program were provided by Kevin Summers of 
Gulf Ecology Division. Tony Olsen of Western Ecology Division (WED) provided the 
sampling designs utilized for various aspects of the continental shelf study. Lorraine 
Edmond of Region 10 and Terrence Fleming of the Region 9 Offices of EPA ably served 
as the regional liaisons with the state participants. Robert Ozretich of WED performed a 
detailed review of the database contents used for this analysis, and we additionally 
thank him for his extensive quality assurance review of this document. 
All members of the three state field crews are commended for their high level of 
technical expertise, teamwork and dedication to getting the required sampling 
completed. Project wide information management support during initial phases of the 
intertidal sampling effort was provided by SCCWRP as part of their cooperative 
agreement, and later by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) personnel. 
Josh Collins provided leadership and direction for the field crews involved in the 
marsh habitat assessments in San Francisco Bay. The general assistance of the San 
Francisco Estuary Institute and its staff with the study are acknowledged. Martha 
Sutula of SCCWRP provided the leadership and direction for the field crews involved in 
the intertidal assessments in the Southern California region. Both individuals provided 
valuable insights into potential condition indicators, and were responsible for design and 
implementation of supplemental studies conducted in parallel in San Francisco Bay and 
Southern California. 
Laura Brophy of Green Point Consulting provided training on marsh plant 
identification to field crews in Oregon and Washington. 
IV 
