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 last three decades have seen a sharp decline in the number of board-feet coming out of national forests—from about 12 billion in the late 1980s to just over 2 billion in recent years.
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Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Information and links to purchase permits online for the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests, costing $20, can be found at recreation.gov.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Wyoming has owned the southeastern Jackson Hole property, bordered by Grand Teton on three sides and national forest on the fourth, since long before the national park's establishment in 1929.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
Purchase one online — there are still some available for the Apache-Sitgreaves, Kaibab and Tonto national forests.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Information and links to purchase permits online for the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests, costing $20, can be found at recreation.gov.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Wyoming has owned the southeastern Jackson Hole property, bordered by Grand Teton on three sides and national forest on the fourth, since long before the national park's establishment in 1929.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
Purchase one online — there are still some available for the Apache-Sitgreaves, Kaibab and Tonto national forests.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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