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221| { Acknowledgments and Credits We’ve had the pleasure of visiting every park featured in this book, numerous times for most. However, we still had many information gaps that could not have been filled without generous input from the many dedicated rangers, naturalists, interpreters, biologists, and maintenance and administrative employees at the parks. Several non–Park Service folks assisted as well. We explicitly want to express our gratitude to the following individuals: Jessica Pearce, Sam Brenkman, Pat Crain, Patti Happe, Skip Snow, Jeff Kline, Kim Delozier, Kate Falkner, Sarah Allen, Jeff Selleck, T. K. Kaziki, Paul Gleeson, Cat Hoffman, Jon Preston, John Dell’Osso, Jay Glase, Vicki Ozaki, Jim Cheathum, Craig Hayslip, Gordon Dietzman, Paul Brown, Nancy Gray, Sam Hobbs, Brett Seymour, Cynthia rubio, ernie Quintana, Sue Mills, Kerry Gunther, Dan Stahler, Jill Medlund, Dave roemer, Bill route, Brian Kenner, Neal Wilkins, Barbara Wilson, Pamela Barnes, Chuck Bitting, lisa Petit, Meg Plona, Kevin Skerl, Bruce leutscher, Doug Smith, Bill Stiver, renee West, Natalie Gates, Nancy Duncan, and Sonny Bass. Many other park employees helped us during our visits by answering questions and informing us of the best places to observe wildlife (just like they will for you). Of course the errors and deficiencies in the book, and we’re sure there are some, are ours alone. We also thank the scientists who study park wildlife and share their information, publications, and insight. The complex but sometimes tedious job of collecting scientific data is critical to understanding parks and for making informed management decisions. People like marine mammal biologist Scott Baker, bat researcher Nickolay Hristov, and sea turtle scientist Donna Shaver are examples of such devoted scientists. We also thank all the folks at the university of Idaho Visitor Services Project for the data they collect on park-visitor activities. We thank Shannon Davies and everyone else at the Texas A&M university Press for their support, encouragement, and suggestions. We also thank the anonymous reviewers whose comments made for a better book. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we thank our families for letting us indulge our passion for parks and wildlife. Sometimes they joined us on these efforts and sometimes they let us travel alone, but always they supported us. For that we are grateful. 222 | Acknowledgments and Credits ...

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