List of forests in Israel
The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive afforestation campaign by the Jewish National Fund. This article is a list of these forests.
In the 19th century and up to World War I, the Ottoman Empire cleared the land of Israel of its natural reserves of pine and oak trees, in order to build railways across the empire. Since it was founded the JNF has planted in Israel more than 260 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today.
Northern District
[Galilee]
[Upper Galilee]
- Ahihud Forest –
- Baram Forest –
- Biriya Forest –
- Lower Hanita Forest –
- Mt. Shehumit (Har Nahash) -
- Parod Forest –
- Segev Forest
[Lower Galilee]
- Beit Keshet Forest
- Lavi Forest –
- Mt. Turan –
- Swiss Forest
- Tiberias Forest
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- Atatürk Forest - Mount Carmel
- Carmel Coast Forest –
- Hadera Forest –
- Irron Forest –
- Mt. Hurshan –
Central District
- HaKo"ach Forest - A small forest surrounding the city of Elad
- Rosh HaAyin Forest - A small forest surrounding the city of Rosh HaAyin
- Shoham Forest - A small forest east of the town of Shoham
[Shephelah]
- Ben Shemen Forest –
- Haruvit Forest - A medium-sized forest east of Kibbutz Kfar Menahem
- Hulda Forest – Planned in 1907 by the Jewish National Fund, which brought in a German agronomist, Louis Barish, to manage the project. Restored in 1998.
- Meginim Forest - Gezer region
- Modiin Forest - The eastern and southern sections of the Ben Shemen Forest
- Tzora Forest – near Tzora
Jerusalem District
- Aminadav Forest – Judean hills near Aminadav
- Canada Forest – Jerusalem corridor
- Eshtaol Forest - near Beit Shemesh
- Gilo Forest –
- Jerusalem Forest –
- Martyrs Forest –
- Peace Forest –
- Ramot Forest –
Southern District
- Amatzia Forest – near moshav Amatzia
- Melachim Forest, Shachariya –
- Plugot Forest - A small forest west of the city of Kiryat Gat near the Plugot Junction
[Negev]
- Be'eri Forest –
- Lahav Forest –
- Yatir Forest –