U.S. Forest Service reorganization prompts concerns of further employee loss, impacts ahead of fire season

U.S. Forest Service prepares to move headquarters to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY—The U.S. Forest Service is pre­paring to shift its national headquarters from Wash­ington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, a move that could bring federal land manage­ment leadership closer to the landscapes it oversees across the West.While the agency will maintain a presence in Washington for congres­sional coordination, the relocation is expected to place more top decision-makers in Utah, within closer reach of national forests, wildf…

U.S. Forest Service reorganization prompts concerns of further employee loss, impacts ahead of fire season

After 35 years with the U.S. Forest Service, including 15 as the head of the White River National Forest, the country’s most-visited national forest, Scott Fitzwilliams is no stranger to the excesses of government bureaucracies. The Forest Service, the federal agency that manages 193 million acres across more than 150 national forests and 600 ranger districts, has plenty of inefficiencies that could be streamlined, Fitzwilliams said. Still, the …

U.S. Forest Service Regional HQ Moving To Warren, PA

The U.S. Forest Service’s regional headquarters is moving to Warren, Pennsylvania. The move is part of a major reorganization of the Forest service that also involves moving its national headquarte…

Forest Service workers in Wisconsin may have to move after reorganization, union leader says

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio. A union leader representing federal Forest Service employees in Wisconsin says workers may have to move as part of the Trump administration’s plan to shutter regional offices. The Forest Service announced Tuesday that the agency is moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City and closing nine regional offices, including in Milw…