reforestation
the act or process of planting trees on land denuded by cutting or fire: Visitors to the camp can learn about reforestation and even help plant a tree from the nursery during their visit.
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If enough of them pop up, they could even help allow some farmland to be reforested.
Europe’s Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind and Planted by Robots | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | December 11, 2020 | Singularity Hub"We need to talk more about how to reforest these areas that burn in megafires," says forest ecologist Julia Burton of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Severe wildfires in the West may already be altering the future of forests | Alison Snyder | September 10, 2020 | AxiosThe idea of financing avoided deforestation and reforestation has really moved forward.
If it is valuable only for timber raising, then the land should be turned over to the State for reforestation.
reforestation is essential so that the National Forests can effectively discharge this function.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai Boerker
Since reforestation work was begun on the National Forests about 135,500 acres have been sowed or planted.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerFrom these figures it is readily seen that the reforestation work on the National Forests is conducted on a large scale.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerExperiments in reforestation are grouped under seed studies, nursery studies, and sowing and planting.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai Boerker
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