DOGE-depleted public land agencies expect to lean more on private partners

DOGE-depleted public land agencies expect to lean more on private partners

Even before President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency carved away at land management agencies’ budgets, they struggled to meet mounting demands in Wyoming and elsewhere. That problem will only grow more acute, according to a regional U.S. Forest Service director, underscoring the need for partner organizations. “Everything we do in the Forest Service, we are reliant on partners, particularly in recreation spaces,” Tyler Ashcro…