Examples of wildland in a Sentence
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The aggressive actions against Snodgrass’s crew, which followed previous abrasive incidents in the area, included swerving in front of wildland fire engines, and almost hitting a Forest Service four-wheeler, according to firefighters with knowledge of the incident.
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Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
As development expands into Southern California wildlands, black bears can remain active year-round due to abundant accessible human food, garbage cans, gardens, homes and vehicles.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Even better if those experiences can be had in some of the West’s magnificent wildlands.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
Every year, returning federal wildland firefighters take a refresher course covering safety practices.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
Rex Frazier, president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California, said insurers lost more than two decades’ worth of profits from the wildfires of 2017 and 2018, and people may have to pay more to live in wildland areas.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
The union estimates that the Forest Service could lose 50 percent of wildland firefighters if a shutdown drags on.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Some wildland firefighters describe the fire bug as something that’s always existed inside them, like a kink in their DNA.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
But at the end of the day, both approaches seek to protect wildlife and wildlands far into the future.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
As development expands into Southern California wildlands, black bears can remain active year-round due to abundant accessible human food, garbage cans, gardens, homes and vehicles.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Even better if those experiences can be had in some of the West’s magnificent wildlands.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
Every year, returning federal wildland firefighters take a refresher course covering safety practices.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
Rex Frazier, president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California, said insurers lost more than two decades’ worth of profits from the wildfires of 2017 and 2018, and people may have to pay more to live in wildland areas.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
The union estimates that the Forest Service could lose 50 percent of wildland firefighters if a shutdown drags on.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Some wildland firefighters describe the fire bug as something that’s always existed inside them, like a kink in their DNA.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
But at the end of the day, both approaches seek to protect wildlife and wildlands far into the future.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1686, in the meaning defined above
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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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