About the Authors
Jasen Neese worked as an intern at MTDC while studying for a bachelor's degree in natural resource conservation at the University of Montana. He has worked on projects including lead–based paint mitigation, energy conservation, and hazardous material regulation compliance. After receiving his degree in 2001, Neese has continued working for MTDC as a freelance project associate.
Merv Eriksson has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of North Dakota. He worked as a highway and bridge engineer with the Federal Highway Administration before joining the Forest Service's Northern Region in 1979 as a structural engineer. He was leader of the Northern Region Bridge Design and Construction Group from 1986 until 1997 when he joined MTDC. While at MTDC, Eriksson acted as the technical coordinator for the Wood in Transportation program and managed a number of projects for the Forest Service Technology and Development Centers, and the Forest Products Laboratory. Merv is now the Pacific Northwest Forest Service regional bridge engineer in Portland, OR.
Brian Vachowski has been a project leader specializing in recreation, trails, and wilderness projects at MTDC since 1993. He received a bachelor's of science degree in forestry from the University of Massachusetts and a master's of science degree in outdoor recreation from Utah State University. He has worked for the Nez Perce, Bighorn, Winema, and Routt National Forests in recreation, wilderness, lands, planning, rural community assistance, special uses, fire, and timber positions. Before coming to MTDC he was an assistant staff officer for wilderness and recreation on the Nez Perce National Forest.
You can order a copy of this document using the order form on the FHWA's Recreational Trails Program Web site at:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/trailpub.htm Electronic copies may also be available at this site.
Fill out the order form and fax it to the distributor listed on the form. If you do not have Internet access, you can send a fax request to 202–366–3409 or a mail request to:
USDOT, Federal Highway Administration
Office of Human Environment, Room 3301
400 7th St. SW.
Washington, DC 20590
Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management employees may obtain additional copies from:
USDA FS, Missoula Technology and Development Center
5785 Hwy. 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808–9361
Phone: 406–329–3978
Fax: 406–329–3719
E–mail: wo_mtdc_pubs@fs.fed.us
Electronic copies of MTDC's documents are available to Forest Service and BLM employees on the Forest Service's FSWeb Intranet at:
http://fsweb.mtdc.wo.fs.fed.us
For further technical information, contact Brian Vachowski at MTDC.
Brian Vachowski:
Phone: 406–329–3935
Fax: 406–329–3719
E–mail: bvachowski@fs.fed.us
