We would like to thank the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative for providing the funding
necessary to conduct this project, as well as the University of Winnipeg for providing the
necessary facilities. In addition, there are a number of people whose support was greatly
appreciated throughout this project. We would like to thank Dr. Danny Blair and Dr. Tom Carter
from the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Elaine Wheaton and Dr. Mark Johnston from the
Saskatchewan Research Council, Dennis DePape from Intergroup and Terry Zdan from
Manitoba Highways and Government Services for their advice.
