单词 | forever wild |
释义 | > as lemmasforever wild forever wild adj. U.S. designating an article in a constitution or similar provision that requires a state to preserve a particular area of wild land in perpetuity; (also) designating an area of land protected by this.Originally and chiefly with reference to the constitution of the state of New York, which provides for the Adirondack and Catskill Parks within its Forest Preserve. The constitution does not use the exact term (see quot. 1894). ΚΠ 1894 Constit. State N.Y. Article vii. §7 187 The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands.] 1937 Outdoor Amer. Jan. 16/2 At its annual convention last October, the New York division went on record for maintaining the ‘forever wild’ provision in the New York state constitution. 1952 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 24 Jan. 4/2 Statewide controversy over the ‘forever wild’ policy of the state preserve will be discussed by Central New York and other professional foresters. 1973 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 28 Apr. 5/2 The Pack Forest, an area [of the Adirondacks] set aside by separate gift from the huge ‘forever wild’ tract that covers the northeastern corner of the state. 2008 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 27 Dec. b1 We think that having a forever-wild forest will be a great comparison to a managed forest. < as lemmas |
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