The “Learning about Mountains” database and website was developed by The Mountain Institute. We would like to thank the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the National Geographic Society Education Foundation for their financial support of this project. Elizabeth Byers was the editor and team leader. She worked closely with a talented research and design team comprised of Jason Espie, Douglas Wandersee, and Grace Werner. The Mountain Institute would like to express its sincere appreciation to the following individuals and organizations that made valuable contributions to the development of “Learning about Mountains”: Photo credits Edwin Bernbaum: “Explore Mountains” image on home page Alton Byers, Elizabeth Byers, Jake Kosek, Florencia Zapata, Inge Ove Tysnes/Syv Sostre Forlag: photos as credited in the “Explore Mountains” section California Geologic Survey, IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), Library of Congress, NASA, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration),NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Pakistan Military Consortium, Servicio Aerofotografico Nacional de Peru, USASA (USA Snowboarding Association), USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service), USGS (United States Geologic Survey): photos as credited in the “Explore Mountains” section The Mountain Institute: images of children on home page “Learning about Mountains” database Mountain Forum members around the world contributed suggestions and tips on outstanding teaching resources to include in this on-line guide. Ana Maria Ponce helped solicit and direct inquiries about Andean teaching materials through the InfoAndina network. Adriana Soldi worked with librarian Carmen Checa in Peru to research and enter data for many of the Spanish-language entries. Steve Storck provided programming expertise to create the initial Access/Cold Fusion database. Andrei Vasile provided Cold Fusion, Java, and HTML programming for the database and website. “Explore Mountains” section Daniel Byers assisted with HTML coding and layout. Assistance in writing the text of the “Explore Mountains” section was generously provided by Daniel Byers, Cree Lahti, Shanda Minney, and Wayne Tyson. Helpful review and editorial comments were provided by Barbara Byers, Daniel Byers, Jonathan Compton, and Barbara Hail.

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"Learning about Mountains" is a service of The Mountain Institute. We would like to thank the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the many people who contributed to this effort. This project is affiliated with the Mountain Forum and is part of the celebration of the International Year of Mountains. Questions? Contact the Webmaster / © 2007 TMI