List of forests in Israel

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The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive afforestation campaign by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). 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.{{Cite book|title=Rejsen rundt i Israel|publisher=Politikkens forlag|year=1997|isbn=87-567-5751-4|location=Denmark|pages=127–128}} Since it was founded the JNF has planted in Israel more than 260 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today.{{Cite web |title=JNF Forestry and Green Innovations |url=https://www.jnf.org/our-work/forestry-green-innovations |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=jnf.org |language=en}}

Northern District

=[[Galilee]]=

==[[Upper Galilee]]==

Ahihud Forest – (Acre-Safed Road near Mt. Gamal)
Baram Forest – (Shlomi-Sasa Road, near Meron Junction)
Biriya Forest – (Safed-Biriya Road)
Lower Hanita Forest – (Shlomi-Hanita Road)
Mt. Shehumit (Har Nahash) - (Kiryat Shmona)
Parod Forest – (Acre-Safed Road, near Kibbutz Parod)
Segev Forest{{cite web |url=http://old.misgav.org.il/e/93/ |title=Misgav Regional Council |publisher=Old.misgav.org.il |access-date=2013-08-11 |archive-date=2013-04-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412224343/http://old.misgav.org.il/e/93/ |url-status=dead }}

==[[Lower Galilee]]==

Beit Keshet Forest{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45256549.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011802/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45256549.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-03-23|title=Deep into the forest}}
Lavi Forest – (Golani Interchange)
Mt. Turan – (near Golani Interchange-Mitzpe Netofa)
Swiss Forest
Tiberias Forest

=[[Mount Carmel|Carmel]]=

Atatürk Forest - Mount Carmel
Carmel Coast Forest – (Fureidis-Haifa Road)
Hadera Forest – (near Hadera railway station)
Irron Forest – (Hadera-Megiddo Road)
Mt. Hurshan – (near Amikam)

Central District

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HaKo"ach Forest (Kula 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 – (east of Ben Shemen youth village)
Haruvit Forest - A medium-sized forest east of Kibbutz Kfar Menahem
Hulda Forest – (Nahshon Junction – Rehovot road){{cite web |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1170359813531&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter |title=JPost {{pipe}} French-language news from Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World |publisher=Fr.jpost.com |access-date=2013-08-11 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Planned in 1907 by the Jewish National Fund, which brought in a German agronomist, Louis Barish, to manage the project. Restored in 1998.{{cite web |author=Seth J. Frantzman |url=http://www.jpost.com/Experts/AuthorPage.aspx?id=43 |title=Walks in the woods, Review of "Israel's Forest Book," Anat Madmony |publisher=Jpost.com |access-date=2013-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809170551/http://www.jpost.com/Experts/AuthorPage.aspx?id=43 |archive-date=2013-08-09 }}
Meginim Forest - Gezer region
Modiin Forest - The eastern and southern sections of the Ben Shemen Forest
Tzora Forest – (between Shimshon and Nahshon Junctions) near Tzora

Jerusalem District

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Aminadav Forest – Judean hills{{cite web|url=http://www.kkl.org.il/kkl/english/main_subject/latestupdates/2007/march/kkl-jnf%20germany%20mission%20at%20aminadav%20forest.x|title=Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund}} near Aminadav
Canada Forest – Jerusalem corridor
Eshtaol Forest - near Beit Shemesh
Gilo Forest – (Gilo neighborhood)
Jerusalem Forest – (between Givat Shaul neighborhood and Ein Karem)
Martyrs Forest – (above Moshav Ksalon (Shimshon-Sha'ar HaGai Junction)
Peace Forest – (below East Talpiot promenade)
Ramot Forest – (between Ramot neighborhood and Shu'afat)

Southern District

Amatzia Forest – near moshav Amatzia
Melachim Forest, Shachariya – (between Kiryat Gat and Lakhish Junction)
Plugot Forest - A small forest west of the city of Kiryat Gat near the Plugot Junction

=[[Negev]]=

Be'eri Forest – (on Road No. 232 near Be'eri from Hodiya Junction (Road No. 232) off Zikim-Karmia Road)
Lahav Forest – (northern Negev)
Yatir Forest – (northeast Negev)