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deadwood

[ded-wood] / ˈdɛdˌwʊd /




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Goals include increasing the amount of deadwood and the density of tree cover in forests.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Across the full year, however, the buildup of sediments, plant matter, and deadwood resulted in significant net carbon storage.

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2026

He will reshape the culture, clear out the deadwood and refine the focus on competition.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2025

West: A century of firefighting, elimination of Indigenous burning, logging of large fire-resistant trees, and other management practices that allowed small trees, undergrowth and deadwood to choke forests.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2023

He looked around for deadwood, but the flood had washed most of it away.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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