wildland

[ wahyld-land ]

noun

1. land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wildland¹

First recorded in 1805–15; wild + -land

Example Sentences

The Thomas fire, which destroyed over 1,000 structures and burned more than 281,000 acres in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, also grew under similar circumstances as the Mountain and Woolsey fires: with low humidity, active Santa Ana winds and lots of dry brush in a mixed wildland and urban environment.

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“Our politics are so divided right now, but I have a little glimmer of hope that exposure to each other as humans will break through that at some point,” said Nalder, a former wildland firefighter who has spent much time in Inyo County.

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A few guide companies, such as Foot Paths of the World and Wildland Trekking, offer inn-based hiking tours in Colorado, Alaska or Maine, but much of American inn-to-inn hiking is self-guided, with the help of such books as “Walkabout Malibu to Mexico: Hiking Inn to Inn on the Southern California Coast” by Tom Courtney.

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A convicted arsonist who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for starting wildland fires has been arrested on suspicion of igniting two more, said officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Advocates have for years been warning that this hemorrhaging of skilled federal firefighters, who remain the nation’s premier experts on battling wildland fires, threatens to compromise public safety.

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