urban forest

American  

noun

1. the trees and plants within a city.

2. a densely wooded area within a city.

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Other Word Forms

• urban forestry
  noun

Example Sentences

Ficus trees scrub away air pollution and cast vast shade, something vital when an urban forest can lower temperatures by 10 or 20 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Activists tried to plant trees to protest turning an urban forest into a “Cop City” police training site in Atlanta.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

Mike Mitchell of the San Francisco Police Department, who stood with other police and traffic control officers surveying the scene, said that the city simply did not have enough arborists to maintain its urban forest.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The city’s latest move took activists by surprise and further outraged organizers, who have accused officials of trying to illegitimately push through the construction of the project in an urban forest.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

"The decision to completely destroy our urban forest against overwhelming public opposition in a way that avoided public scrutiny is indefensible."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2023