forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
Examples of forestland in a Sentence
the region's vanishing forestland
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The first step involves revoking the land use values for 2025 for farmland, open space, forestland, and maritime heritage land and returning to the values recommended in 2020.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1978, the legislature passed the Use Value Appraisal Act, which lowered property taxes for owners who agreed to maintain their property for agricultural purposes or forestland.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Anne Arundel County officials, environmental advocates, and residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the purchase of more than 68 acres of forestland that will now be permanently protected from development.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Political opposition to cutting a path for a transmission line through forestland meant the project was subjected to a statewide referendum in Maine – and then a court case that overturned the referendum results.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1978, the legislature passed the Use Value Appraisal Act, which lowered property taxes for owners who agreed to maintain their property for agricultural purposes or forestland.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Anne Arundel County officials, environmental advocates, and residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the purchase of more than 68 acres of forestland that will now be permanently protected from development.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Political opposition to cutting a path for a transmission line through forestland meant the project was subjected to a statewide referendum in Maine – and then a court case that overturned the referendum results.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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