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national forest

American  

noun

  • national forests
    plural
  1. forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.


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Origin of national forest

First recorded in 1880–85

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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

In the new lawsuit, the federal government is seeking to recover costs for the damage the 2019 fire caused to 800 acres of national forest, including for the destruction of wildlife and habitats.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 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

The Swedish national forest inventory has collected extensive data from Swedish forests.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

Fire Regulations—On state lands and on national forest reserves it is forbidden to use any but fallen timber for firewood.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

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