ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center. We would like to thank the many students and support staff that has been involved with this project over the years for their diligent work in the field and laboratory. We would also like to especially thank the North Carolina Forest Service Forestry Nonpoint Branch for their project support and guidance regarding the Best Management Practices in this watershed, and the two anonymous dedicated reviewers for improving the early version of the manuscript. Appreciation is expressed to North Carolina State University for their partnership and cooperation in providing access to their respective forestlands to conduct this study.