forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
Examples of forestland in a Sentence
the region's vanishing forestland
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These closures cover over 5,000 square miles (13,000 square kilometers) of Appalachian forestland – an area larger than the state of Connecticut.
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Justine Law, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Crook was arrested on suspicion of recklessly causing a forestland fire and resisting police.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
As a result, industrial forestland in the U.S. – which is about 20% of the country’s forests – is now mostly owned by private investors, not by wood products companies.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
Canadian provinces and Parks Canada are also increasingly looking to prescribed burning, the nonnative practice of strategic fires to reduce wildfire risk, though it is still used far less in Canada than in the United States, despite Canada having more forestland.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
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Justine Law, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Crook was arrested on suspicion of recklessly causing a forestland fire and resisting police.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
As a result, industrial forestland in the U.S. – which is about 20% of the country’s forests – is now mostly owned by private investors, not by wood products companies.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
Canadian provinces and Parks Canada are also increasingly looking to prescribed burning, the nonnative practice of strategic fires to reduce wildfire risk, though it is still used far less in Canada than in the United States, despite Canada having more forestland.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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