He is also not eliminating research, a lot of research projects are closing but this seems to be more of a re-org.
Some jobs will change and some employees will be asked to move to new locations, according to a March 31 email that Thomas M. Schultz, Jr., the Forest Service chief, sent to employees of the research and development section.
“The consolidation of research stations does not mean a retreat from the agency’s research mission,” Mr. Schultz said in the email. “Forest Service R&D has produced world-class science for over a century, and that will continue. The consolidation is about organizing the research enterprise more efficiently, not diminishing it.”
He is also not eliminating research, a lot of research projects are closing but this seems to be more of a re-org.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html
From what I heard they are shuttering all regional offices - even if they do open back up, it’ll be a question of what loyalist garbage they put in there https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263
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