US EditionU.S. Forest Service will move headquarters from D.C. to Utah
The overhaul replaces nine regional offices with 15 state directors and keeps wildfire operations unchanged, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the U.S. Forest Service will relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City by summer 2027 as part of an agency-wide restructuring.
- The agency will replace nine regional offices with 15 state directors to simplify command and strengthen local partnerships. Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins called the move 'an essential action' to improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars.
- About 260 D.C.-based positions are expected to relocate while research consolidates in Fort Collins, Colorado. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz stated 'effective stewardship and active management are achieved on the ground' where forests exist.
- Utah Governor Spencer Cox celebrated the move as a 'big win' for the state, while the Center for Biological Diversity warned it could hollow out federal oversight and shift power toward states and industry.
- Critics cite a prior attempt to relocate the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado, later reversed after two years, raising questions about this move's durability. The agency pledged wildfire response operations will continue uninterrupted during transition.
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