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Acknowledgements <br />The publication of this report is the result of contributions from a large number of people and agencies. We would <br />particularly like to thank Dr. Robert Ward and the Advisory Board of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, <br />as they initiated this project and contributed a substantial part of the overall budget. Additional contributions from the <br />1. <br />Colorado River Conservation Board, Denver Water Board, and Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District helped <br />make this project possible, and we would like to respectively thank Rocky Wiley, Dave Merritt, and Brad Wind for <br />their guidance and reviews of earlier drafts. <br />tan <br />per <br />Chuck Troendle generously contributed his knowledge and experience, and we are very grateful for his willing par- <br />mu <br />ticipation throughout the extended writing and review process. Polly Hays and Carl Chambers of the USDA Forest <br />apl <br />Service participated in several meetings and provided many helpful comments. Other reviewers included Don Ander- <br />ma <br />son, Greg Bevenger, Dan Binkley, Joan Carlson, Frank Cross, Les Dobson, Dave Gloss, Ron Gosnell, Kent Holsinger, <br />pre <br />Forrest Leaf, Jim Meiman, Phil Omi, Bill Romme, Larry Schmidt, Liz Schnackenberg, and Andrea Holland Sears, <br />(33 <br />and we thank them for their assistance in correcting and improving the structure and content of this report. A number <br />(14 <br />of graduate students assisted in the preparation of this report, and we are grateful to Drew Coe, Tedd Huffman, Zamir <br />oth <br />Libohova, Sam Litschert, and Steve Thomas. <br />Our goal was to make this report as accurate and complete as possible, and this required us to cover a surprisingly <br />wide range of topics. While some may argue that it is too detailed, we felt the need to present the complexity of the <br />relationships between forests and water. Any oversimplifications or misrepresentations are solely the responsibility of <br />the authors, but we are confident that the report is a sound summary of the overall state of knowledge. We hope that <br />the information presented in this report will provide the platform for future discussions of how we might manage our <br />forest resources, and the likely consequences of different management scenarios. If the report ultimately leads to more <br />informed decisions, the time and funds invested by all of the participants will have been well spent. <br />G� <br />.4 <br />viii <br />