Okay I did a lot more digging and really fine-tuned the architecture related to level loading / unloading. It's still very difficult to test because I can't reliably reproduce, but hopefully now the crashes people are experiencing coming from the forest are gone! Let me know if that is not the case!
Make sure you verify your game files to ensure you're on the latest patch!
Right click Cinnabunny > properties > installed files > verify integrity of game files