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national forest

n.
A large expanse of forest that is protected by a national government and may be harvested or hunted in only under controlled conditions.
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AMERICA ESTABLISHED ITS FIRST NATIONAL FORESTS over a century ago, and most Americans today naturally assume the mission of the national forest system is to protect these publicly owned treasures.
The National Forest Protection and Restoration Act (HR 2789) -- introduced on October 31, 1997 by Rep.
"It was the federal courts," Hirt observes, "that shut down logging of most national forest old growth in 1989" (289).
The average cost for a campsite in a national forest is $6 to $12 per night.
* Encourage and facilitate appropriate use of national forest land by ACA and accredited camps.
The forensic tests struck pay dirt, revealing that the soil on the seized pottery and tools matched the sediment from the national forest rather than the sediment from the privately owned site.
Because of the low volume under contract, shortfalls in the national forest timber program in 1990, 1991, and 1992 will translate more directly into production curtailments than have past shortfalls.
He and many others in the southernmost part of Illinois had worked tirelessly and endlessly for the establishment of a national forest in Illinois.
The bureau said in the news release that from now on, the 12 national forest recreation areas, as well as the Bong Bong Train in the Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area, and the sightseeing mini trains in Wulai, New Taipei City, will accept the four NFC-enabled smartphone payments linked to visitors' credit cards--Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, and Taiwan Pay.
An additional 27 fires were reported on the Umpqua National Forest and six on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
To get a copy of this or for The National Forest and Beyond visitor guides, which contain ideas on where to go, what to see and places to stay in and around The National Forest, contact the National Forest Company on tel: 01283 551211, email: enquiries@ nationalforest.org.
Steve Miller, Pennsylvania Allegheny National Forest public affairs officer, said closed roads in his district are actually opened during hunting season to give hunters better access to remote areas.
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