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/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acknowledgements Communal cooperation throughout the Northeastern United States provided a wealth of support to generate this natural disaster mitigation manual. At the federal level, Area Director Michael T. Rains of the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, was instrumental in recommending the preparation of our initial "Managing the urban forest to mitigate natural disasters." Retired Illinois State Forester Allan S. Mickelson provided continual encouragement and fiscal support from start to finish. And at the University of Illinois, Dr. Gary L. Rolfe, Head of the Department of Forestry, and his Administrative Aide, Joyce Canaday, coordinated and managed the project. Dr. Patrick Weicherding, Extension Specialist, Urban and Community Forestry, provided valuable editorial assistance. Chapter 7 of this manual, 'Tornado ReLeaf--A Case Study," was written by Mary B. Bushnell, Assistant to the Director, Illinois Department of Conservation. This chapter provided a case study describing the role of not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Reinee Hildebrandt, Urban Conservation Programs Administrator for the Illinois Department of Conservation, provided a number of manuscript enhancements. District Forester Tom Gargrave, also of the Department of Conservation, deserves the credit for the original thoughts of the Operation Tornado ReLeaf concept which led to this mitigation manual. Our sincere thanks go to Ken Ottman and his able staff, as well as Mike Stankovich, who shared their disaster plans for use as models in our manual. Chapter 8 of this manual, "Notes from Hurricane Andrew," was written by Gene Dempsey, Senior Forester with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. We sincerely appreciate Gene's assistance with the writing and editing of the Second Edition and his contributions of the many excellent photographs throughout the document. Evolution of the mitigation manual from the local municipal level to the regional plateau began with the inspiration of Plainfield, Illinois' Mayor, Mary T. Latta. Also at this fundamental level, Plainfield Township Supervisor Doug Almon supplied field office space and secretarial services. Additionally acknowledged is the cooperation extended by the many community mayors and village presidents, as well as forest and park district supervisors, who had experienced natural disasters. The Second Edition of Storms Over the Urban Forest was made possible through cooperative support from the USDA Forest Service's Northeastern Area and Southern Region. We wish to especially acknowledge and thank Ed Macie of the Southern Region for his advice and support throughout the revision process.