Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements:

I would like to thank to following people for all their help in this project. I could not have completed it without their assistance:

Martha Bunger for allowing me to collect reference material from the last 50 years of Stoneman Lake History, and placing the materials into Special Collections at Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library. Brad Cole, for assisting in creating the Special Collections on Stoneman Lake. Jim Kuester and Chris Estes of the Stoneman Lake Property Owners Association. Susan MacVean, Arizona Game and Fish. Greg Kornrumph, SRP for his support as a stakeholder.

Dick Fleishman, USDA Forest Service for bringing Stoneman Lake to my attention. Zack Mondry, USDA Forest Service and Rory Steinke, USDA Forest Service for their hard work in helping me survey cross sections. Sheila Sandusky, USDA Forest Service for granting my research permit during trying times (fire season). Susan Fitch, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Linda Taunt, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Greg Olsen, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Marti Blad, Northern Arizona University for her input on my oral presentation. Sean Welch, Northern Arizona University for his expertise in AutoCAD. Justin Ramsey, Northern Arizona University. Don Bills, US Geological Survey for allowing me to use the Brunton GPS equipment. Bill Vernieu, US Geological Survey, for supporting me in my Master’s project by allowing me to take off work when necessary.

This project could not have taken place without necessary funding provided by the Watershed Research and Education Program and Tom Loomis from the Arizona Floodplain Management Association.

Finally, I would like to thank my Committee: Dr. Charles Schlinger, Northern Arizona University, Dr. William Auberle, Northern Arizona University and Dr. Paul Trotta, Northern Arizona University for all their input and assistance.