This report is the result of work by many individuals within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and others. Special thanks are extended to Dr. Donald Woodard, Director and his staff at the National Wetlands Inventory Center in St. Petersburg, Florida; and to Mark Newcastle, Division of Printing in Washington, D.C.; to Keith Patterson and staff at Geonex-Martel, Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida; to Eric Hughes and Robert Lord with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Atlanta, Georgia.

We are especially grateful for the efforts of Thomas Gale, Gale Communications in St. Paul, Minnesota, for editing, layout and other help in preparation of the final document.

We would also like to thank the many people who shared their wetland photographs with us including John Gahr, Wendel Metzen, Kevin Moorhead, John Oberheu, Larry Ditto, Louis Justice, George Gentry, Nora Murdock, and others with the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, the United States Soil Conservation Service, and the South Carolina Division of Tourism.

Our very special appreciation is extended to Nancy Webb of Zachary, Louisiana, for providing us with some of the most unusual and beautiful wetland photographs we have seen.

Lutcher Moore Swamp, Louisiana
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