reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
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Since the early 1900s, the DNR's reforestation program has supplied landowners in the state with more than 1.6 billion seedlings.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
How trees help mitigate flooding The Herald’s analysis was based on data from four of the county’s primary reforestation programs between 2016 and 2022.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Most critically, the assessment may inadvertently be conflating the entire umbrella of restoration efforts with plans for reforestation, says Ida Djenontin, an assistant geography professor at Pennsylvania State University who studies environmental governance.
—Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
The severity of Japan’s hay fever problem is due to the cedar and cypress trees that were planted in Japan through a postwar reforestation program to support the country’s booming construction industry.
—Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
But as timber production slowed, the reforestation industry shrank with it.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Workers planted the seedlings on 16 sites in two northern seed zones as part of a Nature Conservancy reforestation project, and the trees were measured for three years.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
As a botanist, she’s worked at reforestation sites making the slow uphill climb of restoring the islands’ native plant life.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2023
These tireless machines could also: Aid in reforestation efforts, restoring delicate ecosystems and mitigating climate change with their dexterous tools guided by digital intelligence.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
How trees help mitigate flooding The Herald’s analysis was based on data from four of the county’s primary reforestation programs between 2016 and 2022.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Most critically, the assessment may inadvertently be conflating the entire umbrella of restoration efforts with plans for reforestation, says Ida Djenontin, an assistant geography professor at Pennsylvania State University who studies environmental governance.
—Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
The severity of Japan’s hay fever problem is due to the cedar and cypress trees that were planted in Japan through a postwar reforestation program to support the country’s booming construction industry.
—Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
But as timber production slowed, the reforestation industry shrank with it.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Workers planted the seedlings on 16 sites in two northern seed zones as part of a Nature Conservancy reforestation project, and the trees were measured for three years.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
As a botanist, she’s worked at reforestation sites making the slow uphill climb of restoring the islands’ native plant life.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2023
These tireless machines could also: Aid in reforestation efforts, restoring delicate ecosystems and mitigating climate change with their dexterous tools guided by digital intelligence.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing a forest by planting seeds or young trees
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