forestland
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forestland
Example Sentences
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Mr. Schumer has described Micron’s site as “open fields,” but it includes hundreds of acres of wetlands and forestland that are nesting areas for endangered bats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The 2001 rule protects national forestland in California and many other states from road construction and timber harvesting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
J.N.U., which was founded in 1967 and is spread over hundreds of acres of secluded forestland in southwestern New Delhi, has more than 7,000 students and about 600 professors and instructors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
Researchers found that wildfires more than 15 kilometers away from private forestland did not have an impact on sales prices, statistically.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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