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From Nature to Nurture: The History of Sacramento’s Urban Forest
E. Gregory McPherson and Nina Luttinger
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 1998, 24 (2) 72-88; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1998.011
E. Gregory McPherson
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
Nina Luttinger
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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From Nature to Nurture: The History of Sacramento’s Urban Forest
E. Gregory McPherson, Nina Luttinger
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Mar 1998, 24 (2) 72-88; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1998.011
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