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national forest: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	provincial forest • forest reserve

Topics

forestry forest conservation agroforestry marine protected area hot spot national park coppice nature reserve national monument national seashore recycling prescribed fire

Key People

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

president of United States

John Muir

John Muir

Scottish-born American naturalist