Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their appreciation to the following individuals and institutions for assistance in preparing this article: Peggy Allwell, Endangered Species Program Manager for the National Park Service; Steve Poreda, photographer; Mary Pat Matheson and Adrienne Cachelin of the University of Utah's Red Butte Garden and Arboretum; Karl Urban, Forest Botanist at the Umatilla National Forest, who is responsible for the lovely renderings of Great Basin Flowers; Ilene Mandelbaum of The Mono Lake Committee; the staff at the U.S. Department of Interior Library; and our many colleagues at BLM- Bill Baker, Pat Barker, Carl Barna, Ron Bolander, Ken Boyer, Mike Ferguson, Pat Fosse, James Kirk Gardner, Mark Hilliard, Earl Hindley, Brad Hines, Bill Lamb, Kelly Letts, Larry Maxfield, Beau McClure, Lauren Mermejo, Mike Pellant, Garth Portillo, Dave Pulliam, George Ramey, Elizabeth Rieben, Kelly Rigby, Thomas Roberts, Glen Secrist, Donn Siebert, Jerry Sintz, Tom Slater, Kezia Snyder, Greg Thayn, Buck Waters, Margaret Wolf, Chris Wood, and Terry Woosley.

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Authors
Shelley Smith and Richard Brook are archaeologists actively involved in the development of teaching materials for the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Heritage Education Program. Mary Tisdale is the lead coordinator for BLM Environmental Education and Volunteer Programs.