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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Wilderness areas are found in national parks, conservation land overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, national forests and U.S. Fish and Wildlife refuges.
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Leisl Carr Childers, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
At least 9 million people in the nation's upper Midwest region are under red flag warnings on Monday, including residents of Minnesota, where a wildfire was already burning out of control in the largest national forest east of the Mississippi River.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 May 2025
From that rim on Steens Mountain to that bank along Rock Creek, to Yellowstone and Yosemite, to the desert Southwest and the wilds of Alaska, to national forests in every state — these lands are our heritage, our common ground, and a key part of our American identity and story.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The president wants to increase timber harvests by 25% on the state’s national forests.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Leisl Carr Childers, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
At least 9 million people in the nation's upper Midwest region are under red flag warnings on Monday, including residents of Minnesota, where a wildfire was already burning out of control in the largest national forest east of the Mississippi River.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 May 2025
From that rim on Steens Mountain to that bank along Rock Creek, to Yellowstone and Yosemite, to the desert Southwest and the wilds of Alaska, to national forests in every state — these lands are our heritage, our common ground, and a key part of our American identity and story.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The president wants to increase timber harvests by 25% on the state’s national forests.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 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 23 May. 2025.
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