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Publication history and acknowledgements
This is the first publication of the RINHS Web Publications program, a project first contemplated in May of 2002. Thanks are first due to Don Flenniken for his excellent manuscript, his important contributions to our knowledge of local lichens, and his interest in the Web Publications program. More about Don and his work can be found online at http://www.backroadlichens.com. Thanks are also due to the Science Editors Company - Cryptogamic Botany Company for donating the publication design system and templates. Eric Roberts contributed to the initial publication design and Kate Herman adapted Don's manuscript for this medium. Thanks to the RINHS Board of Directors and to Lisa Gould for enthusiastic support of this project.

-- Alex Frost, Chair of RINHS Publications, February 2003

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Flenniken D. 2003. Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens with Emphasis on the Nature Conservancy Preserves and Related Lands [online publication]. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, RI. Publication #4016 of the Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station. Available at: http://www.rinhs.org/webpubs/lichens/. Accessed on: the date you accessed this site.