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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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Etymology

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

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

Forest Service’s 2024 decision denying its application for a new permit to continue operating its pipeline and other water infrastructure in the national forest.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 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

Within a few months after the proclamation of the Cleveland reserves the present national forest policy took definite shape.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

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