ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the Mike Stimak, Bureau of Land Management, following individuals for their contributions Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Photo Interpretation Team to selected sections of this document: Leader (Idaho) Liz Hill, USDA Forest Service, Kalispell, Montana Pat Bourgeron, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, - Photo Interpretation Technical Advice Colorado - Potential Vegetation Settings John Lane, USDA Forest Service, Billings, Paul Hessburg, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, Montana - GIS Work Washington - Drainage Basin Settings- Subsampling Gary Raines, U.S. Geological Survey, Reno, Nevada - GIS Work Hope Humphries, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, Colorado - Vegetation Response to Jim Barber, USDA Forest Service, Dillon, Climate Change Montana - GIS Work Sue Ferguson, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Jim Menakis, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, Seattle, Washington - Climatology Montana - GIS Work Peggy Polichio, USDA Forest Service, Coeur The following individuals and groups also d'Alene, Idaho - Logistical Support provided important assistance to the John Caratti, Heritage Program, Helena, Montana development of information contained in - Data Analysis this document: Tim McGarvey, Heritage Program, Helena, Judy Tripp, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, Montana - Data Analysis Montana - Editorial Assistance Mary Manning, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, Cathy Maynard, USDA Forest Service, Helena, Montana - Data Analysis Montana - GIS Coordination Mick Quinn, Contractor, Missoula, Montana - NRIS, State Library, Helena, Montana - GIS Programming Work Larry Gangi, Contractor, Missoula, Montana - Paul Callahan, Montana Department of Natural Programming Resources, Missoula, Montana - Watershed Delineation Team Leader Lisa Stern, Heritage Program, Helena, Montana - Data Analysis Dev Hill, USDA Forest Service, Hungry Horse, Montana - Photo Interpretation Team Leader Rosa Nygaard, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, (Montana) Montana - Computer Specialist Biophysical 277 Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Members of the expert panel on riparian Springs, Colorado - Technical Advice vegetation assembled for this assessment Management Systems Staff, USDA Forest Service, effort included: Missoula, Montana - Computer Assistance Pat Bougeron, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, Montana Heritage Program Office, Helena, Colorado Montana - Project Administration Ken Brewer, USDA Forest Service, Northern Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder,'Colorado - Region, Missoula, Montana Project Administration Chris Chapel, Washington Natural Heritage Russ Graham, USDA Forest Service, Moscow, Program, Department of Natural Resources, Idaho - Technical Advice Olympia, Washington Richard Everett, USDA Forest Service, Steve Cooper, Montana Natural Heritage Wenatchee, Washington - Technical Advice Program, Helena, Montana Rex Crawford, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, Members of the expert panel on soil Colorado productivity assembled for this assessment effort included: Elizabeth Crow, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon Jim Clayton, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Jimmy Kagen, Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Research Station, Boise, Idaho Portland, Oregon Tom Collins, USDA Forest Service, Bud Kovalchick, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Intermountain Region, Ogden, Utah Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon Cliff Fanning, Bureau of Land Management, Kristine Lee, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Portland, Oregon Region, Ogden, Utah Gary Ford, USDA Forest Service, Northern Mary Manning, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Region, Missoula, Montana Russ Graham, USDA Forest Service, Bob Moseley, Idaho Conservation Data Center, Intermountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho Al Harvey, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Gregg Reid, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Research Station, Moscow, Idaho Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon Robert Meurisse, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon Members of the expert panel on hydrology John Nesser, USDA Forest Service, Northern assembled for this assessment effort included: Region, Missoula, Montana Paul Boehne, USDA Forest Service, Interior Debbie Page-Dumroese, USDA Forest Service, Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, Intermountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho Walla Walla, Washington Bill Ypsilantis, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Brewer, USDA Forest Service, Northern Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Region, Missoula, Montana Biophysical Kim Clarkin, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Rick Patten, USDA Forest Service, Northern Northwest Region, Colville National Forest, Region, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Coeur Colville, Washington d'Alene, Idaho Gary Clifton, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Bo Stuart, USDA Forest Service, Northern Northwest Region, Umatilla National Forest, Region, Helena National Forest, Helena, Montana Pendleton, Oregon Barry Sutherland, USDA Soil Conservation Lorena Corzatt, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Service, Spokane, Washington Southwest Region, Klamath National Forest, Yreka, California Contributors to watershed delineation Gary Decker, USDA Forest Service, Northern include: Region, Bitterroot National Forest, Hamilton, Hal Anderson, Idaho Department of Water Montana Resources, Boise, Idaho Tom Felando, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Leigh Bailey, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest, Region, Payette National Forest, McCall, Idaho Bend, Oregon Bob Barreiros, USDA Forest Service, Northern Karl Gerhardt, Bureau of Land Management, Region, Missoula, Montana Idaho State Office, Boise, Idaho Bob Bond, USDA Forest Service, Northern Iris Goodman, U.S. Environmental Protection Region, Missoula, Montana Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada Ken Brewer, USDA Forest Service, Interior Liz Hill, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, Flathead National Forest, Kalispell, Montana Walla Walla, Washington Dick Jones, USDA Forest Service, Northern Paul Callahan, MDSL, Missoula, Montana Region, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, Idaho Ervin Cowley, UDSI, Bureau of Land Management, Boise, Idaho Bob Kasun, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Coeur Linda Davis, Idaho Department of Water d'Alene, Idaho Resources, Boise, Idaho Dave Kretzing, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Gary Decker, USDA Forest Service, Northern Northwest Region, Malheur National Forest, John Region, Bitterroot National Forest, Hamilton, Day, Oregon Montana Lee Leffert, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Darl Enger, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Caribou National Forest, Pocatello, Idaho Region, Missoula, Montana Rona Monte, USDA Forest Service, Kim Foiles, USDA Forest Service, Northern Intermountain Region, Targee National Forest, St. Region, Missoula, Montana Anthony, Idaho Al Galbraith, USDA Forest Service, Jim O'Connor, USDA Forest Service, Interior Intermountain Region, Bridger-Teton National Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, Forest, Jackson, Wyoming Walla Walla, Washington Biophysical 279 Nick Gerhardt, USDA Forest Service, Northern Rick Reynolds, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Nez Perce National Forest, Grangeville, Region, Lolo National Forest, Missoula, Montana Idaho Betsy Riefenberger, USDA Forest Service, Dave Gruenhagen, Idaho Department of Lands, Intermountain Region, Salmon, Idaho Lewiston, Idaho Bill Sabo, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Valdon Hancock, USDA Forest Service, Northern Missoula, Montana Region, Caribou National Forest, Pocatello, Idaho Kathy Schonn-Rollins, USDA Forest Service, Liz Hill, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Missoula, Flathead National Forest, Kalispell, Montana Montana Dick Jones, USDA Forest Service, Northern Lisa Stern, Mt. Heritage Program, Helena, Region, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, Montana Idaho John Thorton, USDA Forest Service, Northern Bob Kasun, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Boise National Forest, Boise, Idaho Region, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Coeur John Waters, USDA Forest Service, Pacific d'Alene, Idaho Northwest Region, Geometronics, Portland, Jay Kurth, USDA Forest Service, Northern Oregon Region, Lolo National Forest, Missoula, Montana Andy Wilson, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Jan McCormick, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Geometronics, Portland, Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon Oregon Letty Miller, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Missoula, Montana Contributors to midscale photo interpretation: Paul Newman, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Geometronics, Portland, Jean Postlethwaite, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Oregon Northwest Region, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Wenatchee, Washington Mark Novak, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Gallatin National Forest, Brian Salter, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Bozeman, Montana Northwest Region, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Wenatchee, Washington Marilyn O'dell, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Salt Lake City, Utah Dianna Gettinger, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Bill Ondrechen, Idaho Department of Fish & Wenatchee, Washington Wildlife, Boise, Idaho Scott Kreiter, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Rick Patten, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Northwest Region, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Region, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake Wenatchee, Washington City, Utah Deb Hennessy, USDA Forest Service, Brian