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A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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Both the White Sox and Related Midwest CEO Curt Bailey believe a baseball stadium could fit on the remaining acreage but not everyone agrees.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice acreage, and change to other crops to keep rice prices relatively high.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Studies have shown that climate change has resulted not only in a longer wildfire season but also an increase in the frequency of wildfires and acreage burned, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a report citing data tracked from 1983 to 2022.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Conservationists and public land advocates worried that if Congress established a precedent for selling federal lands with no public process or clear understanding of the acreages involved, the pattern could continue with wholesale sales of public lands elsewhere.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice acreage, and change to other crops to keep rice prices relatively high.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Studies have shown that climate change has resulted not only in a longer wildfire season but also an increase in the frequency of wildfires and acreage burned, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a report citing data tracked from 1983 to 2022.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Conservationists and public land advocates worried that if Congress established a precedent for selling federal lands with no public process or clear understanding of the acreages involved, the pattern could continue with wholesale sales of public lands elsewhere.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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acreage
noun
acre·age
ˈā-k(ə-)rij 
: area in acres
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