Acknowledgements

The Appalachian Cooperative Research Project was an ambitious field project and one of the largest and most comprehensive ruffed grouse projects ever completed. Primary funding and personnel were provided by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (W-61-R), Ohio Department of Natural Resources (W-134-P), Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife (W-23-R), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (WE-99-R), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (W-48-R), and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Partial funding and additional logistical support for the project was provided by the Ruffed Grouse Society, USFWS Region V Northeast Administrative Funds, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, MeadWestvaco Corporation, Champlain Foundation, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, and the Campfire Conservation Fund. We thank the following individuals for their support and efforts on the ACGRP: Jennifer Adams, Mark Banker, David Buehler, Buddie Chandler, Dan Dessecker, Mark Ford, Pat Keyser, Scott Klopfer, Tom Lail, Scott McWilliams, John Organ, Mike Reynolds, Mike Seamster, Dave Samuel, Terry Sharpe, Randy Tucker, Jim Vose, Michael Watson, and Gary White.

Cooperators

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/sw_index_flash.asp

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
http://www.ohiodnr.com/

Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
http://www.wvdnr.gov/

California University of Pennsylvania
http://www.cup.edu/index.jsp

Eastern Kentucky University: Department of Biological Sciences
http://www.biology.eku.edu/

The University of Tennessee: Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries
http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/personnel/mpelton.htm

University of Rhode Island: Department of Natural Resources Sciences
http://nrs.uri.edu/

Virginia Tech: Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/fisheries/wwwmain.html

West Virginia University: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources

Supporters

Champlain Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/champlin/

Coweeta Hydrologic Lab
http://coweeta.ecology.uga.edu/webdocs/1/index.htm

MeadWestvaco Corporation
http://www.meadwestvaco.com/forestry.nsf

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
http://www.ncwildlife.org/

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/

Pennsylvania Game Commission
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/

Richard King Mellon Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/rkmellon/

Ruffed Grouse Society
http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/

The Campfire Conservation Fund
http://www.conservationforum.org/nwcp/partners/
partner.asp?p_acronym=cfc

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Region V Northeast Administrative Funds
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ma/ro.htm

U.S. Forest Service: George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/