U.S. Forest Service Dismantling

This time, the administration is calling for a complete dismantling of the organization, in order to make it easier for mining, drilling, logging and more in our national forests. It is still unknown if relocation will be offered to employees to other sites, especially due to the closure of these research facilities:

Alabama: Huntsville

Alaska: Anchorage

Arkansas: Monticello

California: Anderson; Fresno; Chico; Fort Bragg; Mt. Shasta; Hat Creek

Connecticut: Ansonia; Hamden

Florida: Tallahassee

Hawaii: Hilo; Volcano

Illinois: Evanston

Kentucky: Lexington

Louisiana: Tioga; Pineville

Massachusetts: Westfield

Maryland: Baltimore

Michigan: East Lansing; Houghton; L’Anse; Wellston

Minnesota: Grand Rapids; Ely

Mississippi: Leland; Oxford; Saucier; Starkville; Stoneville

Montana: Bozeman; Hungry Horse

Nevada: Reno

New Hampshire: Bartlett

New York: Cortland; Lakeville; New York City

Ohio: McArthur

Oregon: Portland

Pennsylvania: Irvine; Long Pond; Williamsport; York

South Carolina: Clemson; Huger

South Dakota: Rapid City

Texas: Nacogdoches

Vermont: Burlington

Virginia: Blacksburg

Utah: Cedar City; Logan; Ogden

Washington: Seattle; Wenatchee

West Virginia: Princeton

Wisconsin: Prairie du Chien; Wisconsin Rapids

Only these research facilities remain:

Arizona: Flagstaff

California: Placerville; Riverside

Colorado: Fort Collins

Georgia: Athens

Minnesota: St. Paul

Montana: Missoula

Nebraska: Lincoln

New Hampshire: Durham

North Carolina: Asheville; Durham

Ohio: Delaware

Oregon: Corvallis, La Grande

Puerto Rico: San Juan

Tennessee: Knoxville

Washington: Olympia

West Virginia: Morgantown

Wisconsin: Madison; Rhinelander

This is not even to mention the regional offices that will be closed. Many life-time scientists and environmental professionals will be ousted from their positions to allow this administration to transition from conservation and recreation of our public lands to auctioning off and decimating them for private interest. 

The administration steps closer to their goal of the privatization and exploitation of our natural resources that belong to the public. This blow comes after they moved to rescind the Public Lands Rule or Conservation and Landscape Health Rule in November of 2025. They also stated that NASA would no longer fund Earth science research in August of 2025. 

Even though the current administration wishes to use the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service to pollute, destroy and take from the public, we will not be pushed off course of a sustainable life. Solar and wind are some of our natural resources that should continue to be pursued for cleaner energy and lesser land degradation. We should not be using our national forests for further progressing the agenda of oil and natural gas. The administration is relying on misinformation and the public to be unaware of their wrongdoings, which may help to explain why they have deleted vast amounts of research and information from government websites and are trying to keep their moves hidden. We should be aware that we have power in information and knowledge of the right practices and will not accept their falsehoods.