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national forest: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	provincial forest • forest reserve

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Tongass National Forest

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Topics

forest conservation forestry coppice agroforestry marine protected area hot spot national park 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