John A. Nesser is Regional Soil Scientist with the Forest Service Northern Region in Missoula, MT. He holds a B.S. degree in geography and and M.S. degree in resource management (soils) from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. His primary responsibilities include management of the Regional soils program and ECOMAP/Ecological Unit Inventory coordination.
Gary L. Ford is Regional Soil Management Specialist with the Forest Service Northern Region. He is stationed in Coeur d'Alene, ID. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in earth sciences and a Ph.D. degree in soil science from Montana State University. His primary responsibilities include soil/Ecological Unit Inventory correlation and Regional coordination of soil management and monitoring activities.
C. Lee Maynard is a Soil Scientist/GIS Analyst with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Helena, MT. She was formerly with the Helena National Forest. She holds a B.S. degree in forest pathology from Utah State University and an M.S. degree in forest ecology from the University of Montana. Her primary responsibilities include the creation and analysis of spatial data and quality control on map projects.
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese is a Research Soil Scientist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station (formerly Intermountain Research Station) in Moscow, ID. She holds a B.S. degree in natural resource management from Grand Valley State University, an M.S. degree in forest soils from Michigan Technological University and a Ph.D. degree in forest soils from the University of Idaho. Her main research focus is on maintaining long-term soil productivity after timber harvesting and site preparation.

The development of this document is the result of coordination, persistent effort, and diligent teamwork. The following individuals made significant contributions to this project:

Mapping and Map Unit Descriptions:

John Arnold, Soil Scientist, U.S. Forest Service (retired)
Wayne Barndt, Soil Scientist, Lolo National Forest
Bill Basko, Soil Scientist, Flathead National Forest
Vito Celberti, Soil Scientist, Bureau of Land Management, Montana
Gary Ford, Regional Soil Specialist, Northern Region, Forest Service
Pat Green, Soil Scientist/Ecologist, Nez Perce National Forest
Annie Greene, Soil Scientist, Beaverhead National Forest
John Hamann, Soil Scientist, Deerlodge National Forest
Herb Holdorf, Soil Scientist, U.S. Forest Service (retired)
Lou Kuennen, Soil Scientist, Kootenai National Forest
Larry Laing, Zone Soil Scientist, Helena/Lewis & Clark National Forest
John Lane, Soil Scientist, Custer National Forest
Ken McBride, Soil Scientist, Bitterroot National Forest
Jim Mital, Soil Scientist/Ecologist, Clearwater National Forest
John Nesser, Regional Soil Scientist, Northern Region, Forest Service
Jerry Niehoff, Soil Scientist, Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Dave Ruppert, Soil Scientist, Deerlodge National Forest
Richard Saunders, Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Montana
Jim Shelden, Regional Geologist, Northern Region, Forest Service
Henry Shovic, Soil Scientist, Gallatin National Forest
Jeff Silkwood, Northern Region, Forest Service
Dean Sirucek, Soil Scientist, Flathead National Forest
Bob Spokas, Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Montana
Dan Svoboda, Soil Scientist/Ecologist, Beaverhead National Forest
Dale Wilson, Soil Scientist, Clearwater National Forest (retired)

Geographic Information Systems:

Fred Gifford, Peter Langen and Duane Lund, The Natural Resources Information System of the Montana State Library, Helena, MT
Jim Menakis and Don Long, Rocky Mountain Research Station (formerly Intermountain Research Station), Missoula, MT

Other Agency Reviewers:

Chuck Gordon, State Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Montana
Jim Omernik, Geographer, Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon
Bill Volk, State Soil Scientist, Bureau of Land Management, Montana
Bill Ypsilantis, Soil Scientist, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho