The authors wish to acknowledge many individuals whose help and cooperation aided in the completion of this study and final report.
Special thanks to the Lake Wentworth Association for their complete support of this study and their ongoing commitment to protecting Lake Wentworth. Particular thanks go to John Nichols and Peter Goodwin, whose tireless efforts during the study year kept the association membership informed and provided us with valuable field and technical assistance.
The lakefront property owners on Lake Wentworth are also acknowledged for providing access to their property to sample tributaries.
Special thanks to Robert H. Estabrook for his complete support of this special study and his editorial assistance of the report.
The Biology Bureau Staff of the Department of Environmental Services is acknowledged for its professional assistance in the field and laboratory. Particular thanks go to Stephanie Bowser, Scott Ashley, and Walter Henderson who spent many hours under adverse weather conditions recording stream flows, sampling the lake, measuring groundwater seepage, and conducting many of the laboratory analyses required for this study.
Scott Ashley is acknowledged for coordinating the computer data bases.
Steve Couture is acknowledged for his assistance with gathering information for funding opportunities for best management practices.
The efforts of Gary Haworth and the staff of the DES Laboratory are greatly appreciated in coordinating and processing the chemical analyses for the study.
The authors are appreciative of the work by George Hastings in preparing various land use maps with GIS technology.
Also, thanks to Biology Section interns Hilary Oles (1998) and Lisa Dame (1999) for their assistance with the final preparations of this report.