Identification and treatments of shrubs and ground covers for fire safe landscaping at Lake Tahoe.

Higgins, Lesley V. 2009, Backyard Native Plants, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, IP

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Published by: Higgins, Lesley V., 2009, Backyard Native Plants, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, IP