Improving Fire Hazard Assessment in South Lake Tahoe, Ca * Study Site
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35 * Based on a report by the author under the title, “Improving Fire Hazard Assessment at the UrbanWildland Interface: Case Study in South Lake Tahoe, CA.” For the full report, see the Website of the Center for Urban Forest Research at . Lisa de Jong is a research forester, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Center for Urban Forest Research, Davis, CA. ecause homeowners must be actively involved in fire hazard mitigation in the wildland/ IMPROVING FIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA*
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Improving Fire Hazard Assessment at the Urban-Wildland Interface: Case Study in South Lake Tahoe, CA
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