forest land
Tree-covered terrain
Forest land is terrain covered predominantly by trees and woodland vegetation.
The term appears most often in legal, environmental, and land-use contexts, distinguishing forested areas from agricultural, residential, or developed property: The county reclassified several parcels as forest land for tax purposes.
Forest land may be managed for timber, conservation, or recreation.
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- pine needlesThin evergreen leaves
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- tree lineForest's upper limit
ancient grove · afforestation · fire break · biodiversity · ecosystem · shade · timber · timber harvest · national park · watershed · wildlife corridor · silviculture · soil · carbon sequestration · sustainable yield · endangered species · logging · rustle
- land typespark, croplands, reserve, rangelands, wetland
- rural propertyfarms, ranches, estates, homesteads, plantations
- forestrysilviculture, forests, reforestation, timber, ranger station
- land usezoning ordinances, suburban sprawl, industrial, pastureland, commercial zoning
- public landsnational park, public lands, state park, national forests, federal lands
- hinterlandshinterland, hinterlands, backcountry, back country, backwoods
forest landurban area
Densely developed inhabited zone
built-up area · city · industrial zone · suburban sprawl · concrete jungle
forest landcleared land
farmland · cropland · agricultural land · grazing land · rangeland