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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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.
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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
Since its designation as a national forest in 1924, the U.S. government sought to protect the land by stopping forest fires.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, other national forests like the Cherokee National Forest, which spans parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, have reopened but officials say safety isn’t guaranteed in sections previously closed in the wake of Helene.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
Since its designation as a national forest in 1924, the U.S. government sought to protect the land by stopping forest fires.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, other national forests like the Cherokee National Forest, which spans parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, have reopened but officials say safety isn’t guaranteed in sections previously closed in the wake of Helene.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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