national forest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national forest
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
He added that officials had since widened their search area to include national forest land outside Anaconda, a town with a population of almost 10,000 in south-western Montana that is surrounded by dense, mountainous terrain.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
“What this is intended to do is to open up access into our national forest and state parks for the public,” Friedman told the Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
The company has for years had a federal “special-use” permit allowing it to use its pipeline and other water infrastructure in the national forest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
Elk have been found in the Uinta national forest, Utah, for the first time in many years.
From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Standish, Burt L.
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