forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
Examples of forestland in a Sentence
the region's vanishing forestland
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Butte Superior Court Judge Michael Deems handed down the sentence to Spencer Grant Anderson, 28, after a jury late last year convicted him of forestland arson, burning residential structures and related sentencing enhancements, according to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office.
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
While the press office did not specifically address how the executive order may affect current rebuilding policies, Gallegos said that more than half of California's forests are federally managed, with the state managing only about 3% of forestland.
—James Ward, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
While the press office did not specifically address how the executive order may affect current rebuilding policies, Gallegos said that more than half of California's forests are federally managed, with the state managing only about 3% of forestland.
—James Ward, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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