NATIONAL FOREST

Specialty Definition: NATIONAL FOREST

Domain	Definition
Agriculture	Originally, forest reserves, established by Presidential proclamation mostly between 1891 and 1909. Today, the boundaries of the 155 national forests cannot be modified without congressional authorization, although many (especially eastern) national forests are combined for easier administration. The 117 administrative units, commonly referred to as national forests, are managed by the Forest Service for multiple use and sustained yield of renewable resources, as determined in forest plans. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: National Forest

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

National forests, in the United States, are controlled by the federal government and managed by the Forest Service, under the direction of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. The management of these lands focuses on timber harvesting, grazing, water, wildlife, and recreation. Commercial use of national forests is permitted and in many cases encouraged, unlike national parks.

There are frequent conflicts between timber companies and environmentalists over the use of national forest land. These conflicts center on endangered species protection, logging of old-growth forests and on road-building in national forests.

There are 155 national forests containing almost 190,000,000 acres (296,000 sq. mi) of land. These lands comprise 8.5% of the total land area of the United States, an area about the size of Texas. Only 13% of National Forest land lies east of the Mississippi River. Alaska alone accounts for 12% of all National Forest land.

There are two distinctly different types of national forests. Those east of the Great Plains are primarily re-acquired forests. That is, the land had long been in the private domain but was purchased by the United States government in order to create new national forests. In these cases, the areas of national forest noted on most maps do not actually represent the extent of the national forest, but only the extent of the authorized purchase zone. The actual amount of land acquired in most cases is much smaller.

Those national forests west of the Great Plains are originally-owned forests. These are mostly lands reserved from the public domain by the US government, and were never in private hands. In these cases, the areas of national forests noted on maps are generally the true areas of the forest.

Many ski resorts operate in national forests.

The Forest Service also administers national grasslands.

See also the list of U.S. national forests.

The UK's National Forest extends over parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National Forest."

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Synonyms within Context: NATIONAL FOREST

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Amusement	Park, plaisance; national park, national forest, state park, county park, city park, vest-pocket park, public park (public) a; arbor; garden; (horticulture); pleasure ground, playground, cricketground, croquet ground, archery ground, hunting ground; tennis court, racket court; bowling alley, green alley; croquet lawn, rink, glaciarum, skating rink; roundabout, merry-go-round; swing; montagne Russe.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: NATIONAL FOREST

Specialty definitions using "NATIONAL FOREST": Base rates, Below-cost timber sale ♦ County payments ♦ Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, Forest plans, Forest Service ♦ Head month ♦ Land management services contracts ♦ National Forest Management Act of 1976, National grasslands, NFMA, NFS. (references)

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Modern Usage: NATIONAL FOREST

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	The National Forest of Florida (1988)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: NATIONAL FOREST

Domain	Title
Books	Coleman National Forest Campground and Recreation Directory: The Only Complete Guide to All National Forest Campgrounds (reference) A Guide to the Allegheny National Forest (reference) Manti Lasal National Forest (reference) Off the Beaten Track - A Guide to Mountain Biking in Western North Carolina: Pisgah National Forest (reference) Pisgah National Forest N Carolina (reference) (more book examples)

Music	River to River Trail: The Hike Through Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: NATIONAL FOREST

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Photo Album: NATIONAL FOREST

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	In the middle of the photo stands a pacific yew tree. Photo was taken in Mt. Hood National Forest. Credit: Nancy Lankford (photographer).		F-15 Eagle banks over mountains in Sequoia National Forest.
	Aspens in fall color in Uncompahare National Forest. Credit: Gene Alexander.		Kayaking on Lake Superior near the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA.
	Point Iriquois Lighthouse located on the shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA.		Mther and daughter tend their campfire a Two Lakes camping ground on the Chequamegon National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA.
	Deer in the Chequamegon National Forest, WI. Credit: USDA.		Family look for rocks on the beach at the Furnace Bay area on the shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA.
	Aspen overlook on Mount Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest the first day of evacuee reentry following the Bullock Fire. Credit: Unknown.		Underground lead mining near Viburnum, MO in the Mark Twain National Forest. Credit: jerry Sintz.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: NATIONAL FOREST

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
white mountain national forest	908	los padres national forest	83
white river national forest	822	coronado national forest	78
national forest	790	mark twain national forest	77
el dorado national forest	642	pike national forest	75
tonto national forest	540	cleveland national forest	75
nantahala national forest	400	george washington national forest	73
national forest service	320	hoosier national forest	72
inyo national forest	275	cherokee national forest	71
sequoia national forest	275	colorado national forest	71
toiyabe national forest	148	tahoe national forest	68
ocala national forest	144	black hills national forest	64
shawnee national forest	136	san bernardino national forest	62
pisgah national forest	134	santa fe national forest	62
allegheny national forest	128	stanislaus national forest	61
coconino national forest	108	gifford pinchot national forest	60
redwood national forest	103	wenatchee national forest	60
angeles national forest	96	gila national forest	59
olympic national forest	90	prescott national forest	59
wayne national forest	89	san juan national forest	58
daniel boone national forest	83	lincoln national forest	57
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: NATIONAL FOREST

Language		Translations for "NATIONAL FOREST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Japanese Kanji		国有林 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"くゆうり�". (various references)

Pig Latin		ationalnay orestfay

Russian		национальный парк (national park). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: NATIONAL FOREST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-f-i-l-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-t"
	-2 letters: alternations.
	-3 letters: alterations, alternation, floatations, forestation, tolerations, translation.
	-4 letters: afternoons, alienators, alteration, annotators, floatation, flotations, intolerant, natrolites, notational, rationales, reflations, rotational, senatorial, senatorian, stentorian, tarnations, toleration.
	-5 letters: aerations, aerofoils, afternoon, alienator, alterants, annotates, annotator, anointers, antisolar, atonalist, attainers, erosional, faineants, fetations, filtrates, flatirons, floatiest, flotation, fontanels, forestial, frontlets, frontline, infestant, inflaters, inflators, instanter, internals.
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