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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Fires were detected Sunday in parts of Croatan, Nantahala, Uwharrie, and Pisgah national forests, the U.S. Forest Service said.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
And while our street was close enough to the national forest that bears and bobcats were not uncommon sights, it was also separated from it by a dry arroyo and five blocks of houses in between.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Investigators found her body in a Wyoming national forest about a month after she was last seen and determined she'd been strangled.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
The land in question is not set aside for national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, national monuments, wilderness areas, or military bases.
—Bonner Russell Cohen, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
And while our street was close enough to the national forest that bears and bobcats were not uncommon sights, it was also separated from it by a dry arroyo and five blocks of houses in between.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Investigators found her body in a Wyoming national forest about a month after she was last seen and determined she'd been strangled.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
The land in question is not set aside for national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, national monuments, wilderness areas, or military bases.
—Bonner Russell Cohen, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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