forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
Examples of forestland in a Sentence
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The European Union’s law, which was passed last year, bars products that use palm oil and other commodities like rubber and wood that come from forestland that was converted to agriculture after 2020.
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Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The next version should build off the success of the last by including incentives for farmers and forestland owners to promote regenerative practices, such as cover crops and grazing.
—Bill Frist, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
At one time, wildlife biologists were under the impression that eastern turkeys needed some 10,000 contiguous acres of forestland to survive and propagate.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
In the five days prior to the arrest, investigators had tracked Maynard using a device placed on his car, recording his movements in forestland between Redding and Susanville.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
The couple was walking with their dog on national forestland near the U.S.-Canada border when the bear came out of thick brush and attacked
A 73-year-old woman was injured in a bear encounter near the Wyoming-Canada border, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
The attack happened north of Polebridge on national forestland.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
In the 2023 fiscal year — Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30 — the Forest Service performed mechanical treatments on 261,000 acres of federal forestland in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
One of the premier road courses in world, Road America sits on 640 acres of rolling terrain, with the track running through forestland and open space just outside Elkhart Lake in rural Sheboygan County.
—Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2023
Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The next version should build off the success of the last by including incentives for farmers and forestland owners to promote regenerative practices, such as cover crops and grazing.
—Bill Frist, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
At one time, wildlife biologists were under the impression that eastern turkeys needed some 10,000 contiguous acres of forestland to survive and propagate.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
In the five days prior to the arrest, investigators had tracked Maynard using a device placed on his car, recording his movements in forestland between Redding and Susanville.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
The couple was walking with their dog on national forestland near the U.S.-Canada border when the bear came out of thick brush and attacked
A 73-year-old woman was injured in a bear encounter near the Wyoming-Canada border, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
The attack happened north of Polebridge on national forestland.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
In the 2023 fiscal year — Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30 — the Forest Service performed mechanical treatments on 261,000 acres of federal forestland in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
One of the premier road courses in world, Road America sits on 640 acres of rolling terrain, with the track running through forestland and open space just outside Elkhart Lake in rural Sheboygan County.
—Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2023
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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