national forest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national forest
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Eckdahl and his colleagues combined detailed national forest records with direct field measurements to reconstruct the amount of carbon released by each fire.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
Sheylla Cabrera’s body was found in the national forest by the Montrose Search and Rescue Team, a nonprofit volunteer group.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
The company has for years had a federal “special-use” permit allowing it to use its pipeline and other water infrastructure in the national forest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
“Some day each of these great ranges will be a national forest, and each of these canons will contain its lake, its reservoir.”
From Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West by Garland, Hamlin
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