Endangered Species Coalition member groups from across the country submitted nominations for species that are threatened by water availability and water conditions in their habitat. We would like to thank each of the individuals from our member groups who nominated a species included in this report. Our many and sincere thanks go to:

Center for Biological Diversity: Tierra Curry and Andy Parker
Center for Plant Conservation: Kathryn Kennedy and Travis Mower
Conservation Fisheries: J.R. Shute and Patrick Rakes
Defenders of Wildlife: Laurie Macdonald
Endangered Habitats League: Dan Silver
National Audubon Society: Sean Saville
Natural Resources Defense Council: Barry Nelson and Serena Ingre
Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN): Chris Pincetich and Andy Harris
Save Our Wild Salmon (SOS): Gilly Lyons and Amy Baird
SAVE THE FROGS: Michael Starkey
WildEarth Guardians: Mark Salvo and Lori Colt

We were once again very fortunate to have our board member, Jan Randall, Professor Emeritus of Biology at San Francisco State University, organizing the judging by our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). As always, the judges brought depths of knowledge and insight to this task, and were wonderfully supportive of our effort. In addition to Jan, our SAC includes: Jean Brennan, Ph.D., Research Associate, Virginia Tech, Conservation Management Institute; Richard Buchholz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, University of Mississippi; Gregory S. Butcher, Ph.D., Coordinator of Wings Across the Americas for the US Forest Service International Programs; Sylvia Fallon, Ph.D., Director of the Wildlife Conservation Project, Natural Resources Defense Council; Francesca Grifo, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Science Policy Fellow, Union of Concerned Scientists; David Inouye, Professor Department of Biology, University of Maryland; Gary Meffe, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida; Camille Parmesan, Ph.D., National Marine Aquarium Chair in the Marine Institute,Plymouth University (UK) and Professor in Integrative Biology,University of Texas at Austin; and Peter Raven, Ph.D., President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden. Endangered Species Coalition staff members and contractors Derek Goldman, Mitch Merry, Hugo Mogollon, Mark Rockwell, and Tara Thornton dedicated much time and energy to this report, assisting with the writing, tracking down photographs, and coordinating the media. We are particularly grateful to Nancy Welch for writing the report and shepherding it through from start to finish. Finally, we are grateful to our designer Eulalia Cornejo Coello, who produced a stunning and organized report.