Evaluation of the wonders in nature-wonders in neighborhoods conservation education program: Stakeholders gone wild!

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2005, Issue 108, 2005, Pages 29-46

  Somers, Cindy ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34247654100     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.169     Document Type: Article

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