ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This volume represents the efforts of dozens of people who helped it evolve from inspiration to bound reality. I share credit with them for its merits.

As the book took shape, I was reminded repeatedly that most people are naturally inclined to be cooperative. Fishery professionals, librarians, state water and forestry officials, secretaries in a variety of offices, members of various salmon and steelhead restoration groups—the list could go on and on—have been so helpful that I regret being unable to name them all here. Their kind words and helpful acts have been deeply appreciated by this no doubt unremembered fellow who appeared, sometimes unexpectedly, in their offices or introduced himself and his concerns by telephone. Throughout the project, staff of the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were particularly helpful.

I feel special gratitude toward those who spent valuable hours writing chapters for this volume: Scott Downie, Joel Hedgpeth, Pat Higgins, Bill Hooper, Dick Hubbard, Bill Kier, Bill Matson, Paul McHugh, Phil Meyer, Ronnie Pierce, Kim Price, Nancy Reichard, Dave Vogel, Cindy Williams, Jack Williams, and Bob Ziemer. Many of these authors also found time to review drafts of various chapters and make valuable suggestions. They did this not for money but because of their concern for California's salmon and steelhead.

I also offer most sincere thanks to the authors of several published pieces included here. These writers not only consented to

the use of their material, but in several cases they worked with me to make minor changes in their contributions. Several added interesting follow-up observations. Included in this group are Stan Barnes, Bill Davoren, Dick Hallock, Ken Hashagen, Joel Hedgpeth, Eric Hoffman, Bill Poole, Felix Smith, Bill Sweeney, and George Warner. Through the courtesy of Jim and Judy Tarbell, publishers of Ridge Review, I was able to obtain the report of an interview with former Senator Peter Behr and Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good's essay on women and fishing on the North Coast. (Mary-Jo's cheerful willingness to reshape her chapter to focus on the salmon theme of the book was also most gratifying.)

Of inestimable value, too, were the contributions of the generous people—including a number of those named above—who helped in other ways: generously sharing their expertise, providing leads for further information, scrutinizing and commenting on various chapters, suggesting content, setting up field trips, and offering photographs. Among these individuals: Bill Bakke, Steve Canright, Marie De Santis, Katherine Domeny, Gary Flosi, Gene Forbes, Jack Fraser, Carl Harral, Herb Joseph, Karl Kortum, Mel Kreb, Howard Leach, Mark Lufkin, Paul Lufkin, Richard May, Wilmer Morse, David Muraki, Harold Olson, Marie Olson, Dick Pool, and Joey S. Wong.

I wish to thank Barbara Grant Lufkin, my wife, for her active, unfailing support of the project.

From my initial telephone contact through the sometimes arduous but always rewarding review process, the University of California Press provided warm support and expert editorial help in crafting the final manuscript into book form. Particularly helpful here were sponsoring editor Ernest Callenbach, copy editor Don Yoder, and project editor Mark Jacobs. University of California professors Don C. Erman and Peter Moyle, of the Berkeley and Davis campuses respectively, read the draft manuscript and offered excellent suggestions for improvement.

Anthony Netboy, a professor of English recognized worldwide for his many books and articles on salmon and natural resource management, supported the idea for the book from its inception. His continuing interest has been a source of great satisfaction.

I am especially indebted to fellow members of the California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, who wel-

comed the notion of a book on restoration of their favorite species and trusted me to put it together in my own way. Bill Kier, consultant to the Advisory Committee, was particularly generous with his time, providing in-depth answers to questions and helping me polish certain parts of the manuscript.

A.L.