8221

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8221
• Author: Van Steeter, M. M.
• Title: Historic and Current Processes Affecting Channel Change and Endangered fish Habitats of the Colorado River Near Grand Junction, Colorado.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Doctor of Philosophy.
• Copyright Material: NO

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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I extend sincere thanks to the many people and organizations which
made this project a success. This research was made ppssible by funding
from the National Science Foundation, Colorado Water Resources
Research Institute, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. I am especially
grateful to the Grand Junction field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and the generous donations of equipment and insight from Doug
Osmundson, Chuck McAda, and Frank Pfiefer.
Field assistants were invaluable to this project, and I had some of
the best. Sincere thanks to David Pritham, Alexander Ivey, and Keith
Kisler. I thank Keith for both the field work and the helpful example of
how to live simply.
I thank my committee members Gohn Pitlick, Mark Williams,
Mark Kumler, Jim Smith, and Robert Muth) for their help and guidance,
and especially my advisor John Pitlick for his willingness to help me
initiate a project related to endangered fishes. I also extend my
appreciation to Nel Caine and John O'Loughlin for giving me the strength
to succeed when times were difficult.
Lastly, I thank my wife Carla and my family. Carla provided me
with clarity, insight, motivation, and love. She is priceless. I thank my
parents for their life-long commitment to help me pursue the education I
dreamed of, and for always believing in me. And I thank my late
grandmother Hulda for inspiring me to teach and pursue anything I
desired.

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