the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

establish a forest on previously unforested land

an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area

an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat

one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns

tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria

larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees

the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast

covered with forest

English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)

someone trained in forestry

any plant of the genus Forestiera

spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits

the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber