national forest

a federal reservation, generally forest, range, or other wildland, that is designated by Executive Order or statute as a national forest or purchase unit, and other lands under the administration of the USDA Forest Service, including experimental areas and Bankhead-Jones Title III lands —note the Forest Service administers national forests under a program of multiple use and sustained yield for timber, range, watershed, wildlife and fish, and outdoor recreation —see forest reserve, multiple use, multiple-use forestryThis definition last updated 07/20/2008