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 boundaries of nature also expand beyond the official lines of our national parks, with many national forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands neighboring them and covering similar geographical features.
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
To be sure, the second Trump administration has already rolled back a number of significant environmental regulations, increased logging in national forests, ramped up oil and gas production, and made sweeping cuts to the EPA.
—Antoine Rostand, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Outside of the closures from the Eaton and Palisades fires, several trails remain closed because of the Bridge, Line and Airport fires, which burned thousands of acres through Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration, to bolster the US lumber industry, recently ordered that half of America’s national forests be opened up for logging — a move criticized for its potential negative effects on the environment, species, watersheds, and recreation.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
To be sure, the second Trump administration has already rolled back a number of significant environmental regulations, increased logging in national forests, ramped up oil and gas production, and made sweeping cuts to the EPA.
—Antoine Rostand, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Outside of the closures from the Eaton and Palisades fires, several trails remain closed because of the Bridge, Line and Airport fires, which burned thousands of acres through Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration, to bolster the US lumber industry, recently ordered that half of America’s national forests be opened up for logging — a move criticized for its potential negative effects on the environment, species, watersheds, and recreation.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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