Steve Oravetz became Engineering Program Leader in the spring of 1996. He graduated from the University of Washington in Civil Engineering and is now licensed as a Professional Civil Engineer. He began his career on the Wenatchee National Forest in 1980. While there, he worked on Timber Sale Roads preconstruction and construction activities. He also was involved with many recreation facility projects. He became Chief Engineer for the Northeastern Research Station in 1993. He was runner-up for Engineering Manager of the Year in 1994. Steve has worked as a city building inspector and as a consulting Civil Engineer. His hobbies include drawing house plans using computer-aided design (CAD) software, fishing, camping, hunting, and traveling.

John J. Metesh is an associate research hydrogeologist and associate professor for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology at Montana Tech. He received a bachelor's degree in geology from Montana State University and a master's degree in geological engineering (hydrogeology) from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology. He is certified as a professional geologist by the State of Wisconsin.

Phyllis Hargrave has a bachelor’s degree in geology from St. Lawrence University and a master’s degree from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology. She worked as a geologist in the mineral exploration industry for 15 years before joining the the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology in 1994. She works primarily for the Bureau’s Abandoned and Inactive Mines Program.

Additional single copies of this document may be ordered from:

USDA Forest Service
Missoula Technology and Development Center
Building 1, Fort Missoula
Missoula, MT 59804-7294
Phone: 406-329-3978
Fax: 406-329-3719
Internet: pubs/wo_mtdc@fs.fed.us

For additional technical information, contact Steve Oravetz at the address above.

Phone: 406-329-1037
Fax: 406-329-3719
Internet: soravetz/wo_mtdc@fs.fed.us
Lotus Notes: Steve Oravetz/WO/USDAFS

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