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AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank SteveLennartz, Tommy Mouton, Nancy Strahan,Torry Ingram, Sabrina M<strong>at</strong>his, and StephanStreiling for <strong>the</strong>ir field work. Also, <strong>the</strong> LakeTahoe Basin Management Unit (USDAForest Service) and <strong>the</strong> CaliforniaDepartment of Forestry and <strong>Fire</strong> Protectionwere very helpful with <strong>the</strong>ir insights andsupport. Much appreci<strong>at</strong>ion also goes to Dr.E. Gregory McPherson (Project Leader,USDA Forest Service, Center for <strong>Urban</strong>Forest Research), to Dr. Madalene Ransom(St<strong>at</strong>e Economist, USDA N<strong>at</strong>ural ResourceConserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service), and to Scott Maco(<strong>Urban</strong> Forester, USDA Forest Service,Center for <strong>Urban</strong> Forest Research) forcomments on <strong>the</strong> early drafts of this report.This study was part of a project fundedthrough <strong>the</strong> N<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Fire</strong> Plan.Liter<strong>at</strong>ure CitedAbt, R. C., M. K. Kupyers and J. B. Whitson.1991. Perception of fire danger andwildland/urban policies after wildfire.USDA Forest Service. GTR SE-69, pp.257-259.Bailey, D. W. 1991. The wildland-urbaninterface: social and politicalimplic<strong>at</strong>ions in <strong>the</strong> 1990’s. <strong>Fire</strong>Management Notes 52(1): 11-18.Cohen, J. 1995. Structure Ignition<strong>Assessment</strong> Model (SIAM).USDAForest Service. PSW-GTR-158.Cortner, H. J. 1991. <strong>Interface</strong> policy offersopportunities and challenges: USDAForest Service str<strong>at</strong>egies andconstraints. Journal of Forestry 89(6):31-34.de Jong, L. 2002 (in review). <strong>Urban</strong>Forestry <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Wildland</strong><strong>Interface</strong>: Case Study in South LakeTahoe.Foote, E., R. Martin, J. K. Gilless. 1991. Thedefensible space factor study: asurvey instrument for post-firestructure loss analysis. Proceedings,11 th Conference on <strong>Fire</strong> and ForestMeteorology. Society of AmericanForesters. p. 66 – 73.Garrett, Brian. <strong>Urban</strong> Lot Manager, USDAForest Service Lake Tahoe BasinManagement Unit (LTBMU). May 7,2002.Harcourt, Steve. Area Forester, CaliforniaDepartment of Forestry and <strong>Fire</strong>Protection. Telephone convers<strong>at</strong>ion,February 11, 2002.Hodgson, R. W. 1993. Perceptions ofDefensible Space: PerceivedCharacteristics th<strong>at</strong> Influence<strong>Wildland</strong>-<strong>Urban</strong> Intermix Residents toAccept or Reject <strong>Fire</strong> SafeLandscaping. Prepared for <strong>the</strong>California Department of Forestry and<strong>Fire</strong> Protection.Manfredo, M. J., M. Fishbein, G.E. Haasand A.E. W<strong>at</strong>son. 1990. Attitudestoward prescribed fire policies.Journal of Forestry 88(7): 19–23.Manley, P. and M. Schlesinger. 2001. FinalReport for <strong>the</strong> California TahoeConservancy and US Forest Service.April, 2001.Murphy, D.D., C. M. Knopp, eds. 2000.Lake Tahoe w<strong>at</strong>ershed assessment:Volume I. Gen.Tech.Rep. PSW-GTR-175. Albany, CA: Pacific SouthwestResearch St<strong>at</strong>ion, Forest Service, U.S.Department of Agriculture; 736 pp.NFPA. 1997. NFPA-299: Standard forProtection of Life and Property from10
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