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 Eaton Fire ignited hours after the Palisades Fire near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles.
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Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Bridger has multiple mountain ranges, towns, wilderness areas and even a national forest named in his honor.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Whitefish On the Rocks Ranch Treehouse anchors a 20-acre property between two national forests, in a gated enclave 25 minutes from downtown.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The purpose of the act was to designate certain national forest lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to promote, perpetuate and preserve the wilderness character of the land.
—Bob Robinson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Bridger has multiple mountain ranges, towns, wilderness areas and even a national forest named in his honor.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Whitefish On the Rocks Ranch Treehouse anchors a 20-acre property between two national forests, in a gated enclave 25 minutes from downtown.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The purpose of the act was to designate certain national forest lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to promote, perpetuate and preserve the wilderness character of the land.
—Bob Robinson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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