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Engaging Residents in Street Tree Stewardship: Results of a Tree Watering Outreach Intervention

Christine Moskell, Nina Bassuk, Shorna Allred and Pat MacRae
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) September 2016, 42 (5) 301-317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2016.027
Christine Moskell
Christine Moskell, Ph.D. (corresponding author), Human Dimensions Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, 111A Fernow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.,
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Nina Bassuk
Nina Bassuk, Ph.D., Urban Horticulture Institute, School of Integrative Plant Science - Horticulture Section, 33 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.,
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Shorna Allred
Shorna Allred, Ph.D., Human Dimensions Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, 102 Fernow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.,
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Pat McRae, Urban Horticulture Institute, School of Integrative Plant Science - Horticulture Section, 147B Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.,
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