I would like to extend a warm thank you to all that have contributed to the success of this website and curriculum.  I am grateful to the teachers who took part in the survey that determined which educational resources were of highest demand.  I would also like to thank the following teachers for reviewing the curriculum in final draft form, your input was invaluable:

 I would like to express my appreciation to all those that have donated images and drawings (please see credits on the actual images).  Also, Scott Shaff and Tara Galuska donated the hemispherical photo of the forest canopy that is located on the on the website home page and curriculum cover.
Many thanks.

Sincere appreciation is extended to Dr. Randy Miller who participated enormously in the tardigrade section of this curriculum and to Yosemite National Institute and the RRPS Foundation for their grant funding that helped subsidize this project.

My sincere thanks also goes out to Dr. David Shaw and Mark VanSkoy of the Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility (Gifford Pinchot National Park, Washington) for their contributions of research information and to the ICAN lab cronies (Steve Rentmeester, Mark Merwin, Joel Greene, Tara Galuska, and Bram Svoboda).  Thanks for your constant support and tolerance of my stressful moments.

For the computer assistance, thank you to Adobe Inc. for their donation of Pagemaker and Photoshop software and to The Evergreen State College’s  CAL staff, especially Rip Heminway, Bram Svoboda, and James Gulthom.

I would like to sincerely thank Cheri Lucas-Jennings, The Evergreen State College Faculty, and Dr. David Shaw, the WRCCRF Director, for taking part in this project as thesis advisors and readers. I could not have done it with out you!

Lastly, my greatest appreciation is extended to Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, ICAN President and head thesis Chairperson. Thank you all for your enthusiasm, support, and passion for the forest canopy.  You have inspired me to always reach for higher horizons.
 

See you all in the canopy!!