national forest
noun
: a usually forested area of considerable extent that is preserved by government decree from private exploitation and is harvested only under supervision
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The company has denied that its use of water is harming the environment and has argued that it should be allowed to continue using water from the national forest.
Rachel Doughty, a lawyer for Save Our Forest Assn., said the Forest Service is correct in seeking to deny the company’s permit.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
That first outing led to a decades-long obsession, and when Ms. Fenner retired three years later and founded Friends of the Tonto, a volunteer group with about 70 members that assists the national forest, Mr. Pike became one of the first members.
—Anna Watts, New York Times, 3 May 2025
One out of every five acres in California is in a national forest.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Authorities are searching for a couple who spray-painted their initials inside a heart on a rock in a Colorado national forest, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
That first outing led to a decades-long obsession, and when Ms. Fenner retired three years later and founded Friends of the Tonto, a volunteer group with about 70 members that assists the national forest, Mr. Pike became one of the first members.
—Anna Watts, New York Times, 3 May 2025
One out of every five acres in California is in a national forest.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Authorities are searching for a couple who spray-painted their initials inside a heart on a rock in a Colorado national forest, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for national forest
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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