Trump moves Forest Service HQ from DC to Utah
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Trump administration relocates Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, moving 260 positions.
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Relocation reduces Congressional oversight accessibility and stakeholder engagement for agency managing 193 million acres of public land affecting timber, recreation, and conservation policies.
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The Trump administration is relocating the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, accompanied by a sweeping restructuring of the agency announced Tuesday. The Department of Agriculture will move approximately 260 positions as part of the reorganization. The move represents a significant shift in federal land management operations, moving the agency's command center closer to the western states where the vast majority of national forests are located. The relocation follows Trump's broader pattern of decentralizing federal agencies away from the nation's capital. The restructuring could reshape how the Forest Service manages roughly 193 million acres of public land across the country.
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