What are green spaces, watersheds and national forests?
A green space is an undeveloped or less developed area of naturally occurring, agricultural, or reclaimed land in or next to an urbanized area. It can be a small park, a bike trail, or a large swath of wild land. We all live in a watershed. A watershed is a drainage area into which land and water areas flow to a lower-lying collection point, such as a stream or river. A national forest is an area of land under the control of the U.S government, managed by the USDA Forest Service, and overseen by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. National forests are not closed to commercial use, and in fact, many are used for livestock grazing, timber and water resources, and recreation such as skiing. National parks, on the other hand, are federally protected from almost all kinds of commercial use and from sources of pollution.
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