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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Flagstaff boasts Arizona's highest mountain peak, a national forest abundant in ponderosa pines, a stretch of historic Route 66 and the observatory where Pluto was discovered.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Every national forest in California would be affected.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s the recission of the Roadless Rule, which protects 58 million acres of national forest from further road development.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
And more than 60 million Americans rely on drinking water from rivers and aquifers whose sources are within national forests.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Every national forest in California would be affected.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s the recission of the Roadless Rule, which protects 58 million acres of national forest from further road development.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
And more than 60 million Americans rely on drinking water from rivers and aquifers whose sources are within national forests.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for national forest
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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