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 five-bedroom, four-bathroom abode also sits on four acres backing a national forest.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Rank-and-file employees and union representatives have warned for years that low pay is leading firefighters to find employment elsewhere, contributing to high attrition rates that leave national forests more susceptible to wildfires.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Even within our cities there are spectacular hiking trails: like Austin’s Barton Creek Greenbelt; or, just an hour-and-fifteen-minute drive from Houston, the 129-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, which winds through the Sam Houston National Forest, the largest national forest in Texas.
—Alex Temblador, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2024
Several hiking trails are temporarily closed under the San Bernardino National Forest’s Line fire closure order, which ropes off what The Times estimates to be about 70% of national forest land to the public and includes large swaths of the region that weren’t burned by the fire.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Rank-and-file employees and union representatives have warned for years that low pay is leading firefighters to find employment elsewhere, contributing to high attrition rates that leave national forests more susceptible to wildfires.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Even within our cities there are spectacular hiking trails: like Austin’s Barton Creek Greenbelt; or, just an hour-and-fifteen-minute drive from Houston, the 129-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, which winds through the Sam Houston National Forest, the largest national forest in Texas.
—Alex Temblador, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2024
Several hiking trails are temporarily closed under the San Bernardino National Forest’s Line fire closure order, which ropes off what The Times estimates to be about 70% of national forest land to the public and includes large swaths of the region that weren’t burned by the fire.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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