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Forest Service to Move HQ to Salt Lake City
The plan closes research sites in 31 states and replaces nine regional offices with 15 state offices, the agency said.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it will relocate the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul replacing nine regional offices with 15 state-based offices.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated the move aims to return "common sense" to government operations, noting that 90 percent of National Forest land lies west of the Mississippi River.
- The restructuring involves closing 31 research facilities, including the Pacific Northwest Research Center in Portland, Oregon, while Inside Climate News analysis shows the agency lost 16 percent of its workforce during the second Trump administration's first year.
- Critics, including The Wilderness Society, warned the upheaval creates "chaos and confusion" for land managers and firefighters amid federal forecasts showing exceptionally high fire risk across the West over the next three months.
- Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon praised the decision, stating it could "provide more localized support" and deeper understanding of Western States' needs, while officials confirmed firefighting forces will continue reporting to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
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The Trump administration says moving the Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutting down 31 research stations will streamline operations and bring leaders west, where the forests are.By Marianne LavelleIn announcing one of the largest reorganizations in the 120-year history of the U.S. Forest Service, the Trump administration declared that there would be “no interruption or change” to the agency’s firefighting force.
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