Forest Service closing 23 research sites
The Forest Service is closing 23 research sites that it described as having few to no staffers as part of a broader reorganization, it announced Thursday. Earlier this year, the agency that manages the nation’s national forests said it would shutter the facilities after reviewing a total of 64 of them. It said that the…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
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US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump(opens original report in a new tab)The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump — ABC News
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