forestland

[fawr-ist-land, for-]

noun

1. land containing or covered with forests.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forestland¹

First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land

Example Sentences

A missing mother and her child were found in deep California forestland recently by rescuers who located them after following a trail of notes the woman had left behind, authorities said.

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The 2001 rule protects national forestland in California and many other states from road construction and timber harvesting.

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And although California has made progress in its efforts to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk through forest thinning, prescribed burns and fuel breaks, Wright said he is concerned about the impacts of the president’s order to open up millions of acres of national forestland for timber production, including all 18 of California’s national forests.

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The United States Department of Agriculture on Monday announced that it will rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of national forestland from road construction and timber harvesting.

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In April, the administration opened 112.5 million acres of federal forestland to industrial logging in an effort to increase domestic timber supplies.

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