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Reforest

Reforest \Re*for"est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reforested; p. pr. & vb. n. Reforesting.] To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reforest

"to restore to a wooded condition," 1831, from re- "back, again" + verb use of forest (n.). Related: Reforested; reforesting.

Wiktionary
reforest

vb. 1 To replant a forest, especially after clear-cutting. 2 To afforest.

WordNet
reforest

v. forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"

Usage examples of "reforest".

The public will doubtless soon see that this is bad for the community, but will hesitate to forego present revenue in order to reap greater future revenue until convinced that the owner will actually reforest if given the chance.

While this may not often permit any great effort to reforest, it will usually warrant protection of the natural new growth that will follow if given a chance.

In most cases there is no increased value, for the land does not reforest but is continually reburned.

Where it accidentally does reforest, he makes a rough calculation of the value of the second growth, based upon no particular system and seldom alike in different counties.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: It is evident that the old method of taxing forest property, as well as other property, at its supposedly full value will, as the value of timber increases and is recognized, put a premium on premature and reckless cutting, and will hinder any effort to reforest cut-over lands.

In the present stage of forestry in this country, what is most imperatively required is such a treatment of the subject of taxation of forested lands as will induce private owners to retain their forests until ripe to the harvest and to reforest denuded lands.

Christopher was referring to a massive long-term project to reforest the nearly 2!

The Conservancy Directorate had reforested most of the abandoned lands, and introduced appropriate wildlife.

Jim shuddered, thinking of the identical eagles flying over reforested land.

The eagles would fly out now and feed on the smaller birds and animals, bringing the reforested park into balance.

The owner may or may not hold the land for a time under the present system, in the hope of selling it or of tax reform, but he will seldom if ever take any steps to insure reforesting, because to do so is too likely to be at an actual loss.

To the end that cutting of standing timber shall be conducted so as to place the land in the best condition for reforesting, uncut forest land should be subject to examination and similar contract, and the separate classification for taxation should take effect within a year after the timber is removed in compliance with the contract.

The private owners of land unsuited to agriculture, once forested and now impoverished or denuded, should be encouraged by practical instruction, adjustment of taxation, and in other proper ways, to undertake the reforesting thereof.

Conservation Association is to promote forest fire prevention, conservative forest management, reforesting of cut-over lands not more valuable for agriculture, improvement in taxation systems, preservation of stream flow, and all other things comprehended by forest conservation.

The heartbreakingly difficult task of reforesting had been completed a generation ago.