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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Just outside downtown Santa Fe, near the national forest, is a Japanese-style sanctuary with private hot tub suites — each with its own cold plunge and sauna.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
The recent discovery of a big gallium deposit in a Montana national forest could help the U.S. gain a leg up over China in the clean energy transition — and potentially fuel new controversy, HuffPost’s Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Clear Creek Tahoe is a new private residential community set on more than 2,100 acres bordered by the largest national forest in the lower 48.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Now, a program that salvages wood leftover from fire prevention efforts in national forests is helping bridge the gap.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2024
Kelle Ann Workman was reported missing on June 30, 1989, in Douglas County, and her body was found eight days later in a national forest in neighboring Christian County, officials from Douglas County said in a news conference on Wednesday.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
More people are enjoying the national forest — and the Deam Wilderness area within the forest — in recent years, according to Duke.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
Dave Anderson, the national forest’s special uses and lands program manager, said the agency will respond once the ruling is officially in print.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
But the Hamilton County Health Department in Chattanooga — a midsize city surrounded by national forests and nestled into the Appalachian foothills of Tennessee — was seeing several syphilis patients a day, Miller said.
—Catherine Sweeney, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
The recent discovery of a big gallium deposit in a Montana national forest could help the U.S. gain a leg up over China in the clean energy transition — and potentially fuel new controversy, HuffPost’s Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Clear Creek Tahoe is a new private residential community set on more than 2,100 acres bordered by the largest national forest in the lower 48.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Now, a program that salvages wood leftover from fire prevention efforts in national forests is helping bridge the gap.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2024
Kelle Ann Workman was reported missing on June 30, 1989, in Douglas County, and her body was found eight days later in a national forest in neighboring Christian County, officials from Douglas County said in a news conference on Wednesday.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
More people are enjoying the national forest — and the Deam Wilderness area within the forest — in recent years, according to Duke.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
Dave Anderson, the national forest’s special uses and lands program manager, said the agency will respond once the ruling is officially in print.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
But the Hamilton County Health Department in Chattanooga — a midsize city surrounded by national forests and nestled into the Appalachian foothills of Tennessee — was seeing several syphilis patients a day, Miller said.
—Catherine Sweeney, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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