Acknowledgments

The November 23, 1999 technology transfer session for soft engineering of shorelines and this report were made possible by financial and in-kind support from a number of organizations and agencies. We gratefully acknowledge such support from:

• Metropolitan Affairs Coalition;
• City of Detroit;
• Habitat Advisory Board of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission;
• DTE Energy;
• Smith Group JJR;
• Michigan Sea Grant;
• Michigan State University;
• U.S. Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center;
• Government of Canada, Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (Formerly Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund); and
• US Environmental Protection Agency.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to:

• Ms. Marilyn Murphy of US Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center and Ms. Linda Hamilton of Metropolitan Affairs Coalition for administrative support in organizing the technology transfer session and handling registrations;
• Ms. Sue Stetler and Ms. Susan Phillips of Metropolitan Affairs Coalition for help in issuing news releases;
• Dr. Thomas Heidtke and Dr. Mumtaz Usmen for assistance in awarding the first American Heritage River Fellowship to a Wayne State University student (Andrew Caulk) to help prepare this report;
• Ms. Joanne Wotherspoon of Environment Canada for designing the cover of this report; and
• Mr. Joseph Kubinski of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, for providing the technical information included in Figures 7 through 9.

Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the authors of the soft engineering case studies presented in this report for sharing their practical knowledge and thoughtful advice. Without their contributions, this report would not have been possible.

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