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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Members of People of Red Mountain have also traveled to Arizona to object to the development of a controversial copper mine that’s planned in a national forest east of Phoenix.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
That Friday, Sawyer left home at 10 a.m. to go on a ride on his mountain bike in the national forest, located approximately 26 miles east of Gresham.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 July 2025
In a news release Sunday, the agency said the tip came from a family who reported having seen a man matching Decker’s description in the national forest’s Bear Creek area, east of Boise.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 7 July 2025
In California, that encompasses about 4.4 million acres across 21 national forests, including the Angeles, Tahoe, Inyo, Shasta-Trinity and Los Padres national forests, according to the USDA’s website.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
That Friday, Sawyer left home at 10 a.m. to go on a ride on his mountain bike in the national forest, located approximately 26 miles east of Gresham.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 July 2025
In a news release Sunday, the agency said the tip came from a family who reported having seen a man matching Decker’s description in the national forest’s Bear Creek area, east of Boise.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 7 July 2025
In California, that encompasses about 4.4 million acres across 21 national forests, including the Angeles, Tahoe, Inyo, Shasta-Trinity and Los Padres national forests, according to the USDA’s website.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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“National forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20forest. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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