Washington State's Master Gardener Program: 30 years of leadership in university-sponsored, volunteer-coordinated, sustainable community horticulture

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 9-11, 2006, Pages 988-993

  Chalker Scott, Linda ^a   Collman, Sharon J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Landscape management; Urban landscapes

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SOIL MECHANICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

ADULT EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; URBAN LANDSCAPES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 33646477841     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.11.052     Document Type: Article

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