US Forest Service Headquarters Relocates to Salt Lake City

The Donald Trump administration is moving the United States===United States Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C. to United States===Salt Lake City, United States===Utah, as part of a major organizational overhaul. This restructuring, led by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and United States===United States Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, involves closing research facilities in 31 states and shifting to a state-based operational model. Approximately 260 positions will relocate, with 130 remaining in Washington. The move, expected to be completed by summer 2027, aims to bring leadership closer to the Western lands managed by the agency. United States===Utah Governor Spencer Cox celebrated the decision, while environmental groups like the Center for Biological Diversity and The Wilderness Society expressed strong opposition, fearing it will weaken the agency's capacity and lead to increased exploitation of public lands. This move mirrors a previous, later reversed, relocation of the United States===Bureau of Land Management.