Acknowledgements The compliation and publication of the Southern Appalachian Assessment GIS Data Base involved a cooperative effort among a number of individuals at many different agencies and institutions. I want to acknowledge the efforts of some of the important contributors. I apologize for not acknowledging the full list of names that contributed in some way. Karl A. Hermann National Biological Service Cooperative University of Tennessee US Forest Service ----------------- Anita Bailey Bill Clerke Michelle Davalos Chris Frye Mike Hamby Larry Hayden Bill Jackson Don Norris Clair Redmond Larry Royer Holly Selig Brian Spears Joe Stallings Ed Yockey US Environmental Protection Agency ---------------------------------- Neil Burns James Wang David Wolfe Tennessee Valley Authority -------------------------- Mark McNeely Kurt Riitters Dennis Yankee Bureau of Land Management ------------------------- Patrick Green National Park Service --------------------- Ron Cornelius US Geological Survey -------------------- D. Brian Adams Joe Connell Dave Traudt University of Georgia --------------------- Roggie Boone Univesity of Tennessee ---------------------- John Clem Trevor McMurray Roger Tankersly Pacific Meridian Resources -------------------------- The entire SAA land cover project staff