The Trump administration has carried out a radical reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service.
Critics called it the most catastrophic attack on the 121-year-old agency in its history.
In a major dismantling, the headquarters moved to Utah and the ten regional offices were closed.
The restructuring was announced Tuesday, April 7, via a press release announcing that the Agency’s headquarters is moving from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City.
Ten regional centers will be closed to make way for fifteen political figures called “state directors”.
Additionally, more than fifty science centers located in thirty-one different states will also be eliminated. It is important to note that, according to scientists, any attempt to displace decades of long-term ecological research would result in its death.
There is believed to be a systematic demolition effort. The current government has already reduced the number of staff at land management agencies by more than 25%. A one-third reduction in the Forest Service budget has been proposed.
