High Plains Horticulture: A History

Acknowledgments

xi A s the notes and bibliography illustrate, my research was based primarily on regional sources. Thus, I am most grateful for the assistance of archival and library staff members at the Colorado State University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln,SouthDakotaStateUniversity,andUniversity of Wyoming. In particular, I wish to recognize Dee M. Salo, interlibrary loan librarian at Wyoming. Also, I thank Joe Becker, Western Kansas Agricultural Research Station, Hays; Peggy Ford, Greeley Museums; Ronald K. Hansen, Horse Creek Studio, Laramie; Sue Lowry, Fort Laramie National Historic Site; and the staff of the High Plains Grasslands Research Station, Cheyenne. For suggestions and encouragement, I am pleased to acknowledge in particular Mark Hughes, community forester, Wyoming Forestry Division; Scott Skogerboe, plant propagator, Fort Collins Nursery; and Shane Smith, director , Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. For critically reading the manuscript, I am indebted to Lara Azar, former press secretary to Wyoming governor Dave Freudenthal; James R. Feucht, p Acknowledgments xii Acknowledgments professor and extension horticulturist emeritus, Colorado State University; Glyda May, retired rancher; and Roger L. Williams, professor of history emeritus and affiliate of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. Finally, I acknowledge with both appreciation and affection my many friends and acquaintances working in the voluntary, private, and governmental sectors to make life better for all on the High Plains. I hope this book will not disappoint them. High Plains Horticulture ...