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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Wyoming has owned the southeastern Jackson Hole property, bordered by Grand Teton on three sides and national forest on the fourth, since long before the national park's establishment in 1929.
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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
Purchase one online — there are still some available for the Apache-Sitgreaves, Kaibab and Tonto national forests.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Through Trump, Dunleavy is expected to push for the removal of restrictions reinstated by Biden on road-building and logging in the Tongass, the largest national forest in the U.S.
These restrictions protect habitat for bears, salmon, and other wildlife while limiting economic activities.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
Purchase one online — there are still some available for the Apache-Sitgreaves, Kaibab and Tonto national forests.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Through Trump, Dunleavy is expected to push for the removal of restrictions reinstated by Biden on road-building and logging in the Tongass, the largest national forest in the U.S.
These restrictions protect habitat for bears, salmon, and other wildlife while limiting economic activities.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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