national forest
forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
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Giving the timber industry the keys to our national forests is like giving fossil-fuel giant ExxonMobil the keys to our climate.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Is a Return to the Old Way of Politics. That’s A Problem for the Climate | Michael E. Mann | August 6, 2021 | TimeYou see, I’d called my friend and Outside contributor Chris Van Leuven a few weeks prior, and he helped me pick a world class camping spot on national forest land, just outside of Yosemite Valley.
What National Parks’ Record Summer Means for Your Visit | Wes Siler | June 25, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe site lists camping in state parks, national parks, national forests, private campgrounds, as well as popular and free dispersed campsites.
Felicia roams amid a national forest where there’s limited law enforcement, so photographers are generally left to police themselves.
The Forest Service never got to see the permit system in action, because the whole national forest closed the following week due to wildfires, but the agency still intends to use the new system this summer.
How Public Lands Plan to Deal with Crowds This Summer | Meredith Bethune | March 25, 2021 | Outside Online
We drove up Highway 69 through a corner of the Angelina national forest, and it was growing dark as we approached Lufkin.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWednesday, authorities got a break when a caller reported spotting the trio at a campsite near San Isabel national forest.
Thus the average national forest comprises about one million acres of government lands.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerFew people have any conception of what a gigantic empire the national forest domain is.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerIn fact it is no exaggeration to say that all our large western rivers have their origin on national forest land.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerBefore the national forest policy was put into effect the large ranges of the West were used indiscriminately by all.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerThe money for the construction of national forest improvements is secured from various sources.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai Boerker
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