forestland

[ fawr-ist-land, for- ]

/ ˈfɔr ɪstˌlænd, ˈfɒr- /

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land containing or covered with forests.

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First recorded in 1640–50; forest + land

Burden said she used to attend Oregon Board of Forestry meetings to advocate for issues that included conserving forestland to help Wheeler’s tourism and recreation economy.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.|by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|January 1, 2021|ProPublica
At last the men and the pack-horses ahead came to a halt in a level green forestland with no high trees.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey
To Dale's keen ear these sounds were all they should have been, betokening an unchanged serenity of forestland.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
Making clearings and grazing livestock in the designated forestland were prohibited.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

Up in this odorous forestland I could not see where there had been lack of rain.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey
How pleasant, how welcome, how beautiful and lonely the wild forestland!
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey