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Acknowledgements
We thank the many cooperators whose efforts combine to make a productive regional research pro-
gram in the Blue Mountains. Our scientific cooperators are individuals from Oregon State University,
University of Montana, United States Forest Service (USFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station,
USFS Region 6, and the United States Bureau of Land Management. Extension specialists have joined
from Wallowa Resources, and Wallowa County and Tri-county Weed Management, to form the bridge
with our many land manager cooperators. The land managers include: Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife; Oregon Department of Forestry; USFS Umatilla National Forest; USFS Wallowa Whitman
National Forest; The Nature Conservancy; USFS Starkey Experimental Forest and Range; City of La
Grande, Oregon, and numerous private land owners. The efforts of the private companies, Benson
Native Seeds and McClain Spraying, have contributed to the research program beyond simply selling
a product or service. Funding contributions have come from many of the cooperators and substantial
funding has been provided by the USFS National Fire Plan, the USFS Pacific Northwest Research
Station, and the USFS Pesticide Impact Assessment Program.
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