It is a fairly sparse forest mostly of birch trees on a light, sandy soil.

Finally we found ourselves lying in a sparse, high forest some three hundred yards from a fortified position.

An hour later we moved off down the valley in single file through the sparse forest.

They traveled along the beach until they found a region of sparse forest and field that seemed less hazardous than the rest.

The insect is found in meadows, forest edges and sparse forests up to 2,500m above sea level.

One of the "windows" looked out on a sparse forest carpeted in snow.

There are two Federally listed endangered species of insects within this sparse forest.

Walking into a sparse forest, they picked their way carefully through the undergrowth.

A sparse forest of stunted needle trees showed dark green against the white ground.

The west area of Muckleford features sparse forest that was mined in some areas for gold during the 19th century.