The Trump administration has announced a complete overhaul of the U.S. Forest Services structure.

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National Park, and more. I'm Jason Epperson. This is parkography, and it's time for the latest

in National Park and Public Lands News. Welcome back, everybody.

There's a major structural shift coming to one of the agencies that manages

vast portions of America's public lands.

The U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture has announced it

will move its headquarters out of Washington, D.C., and relocate to Salt Lake City, Utah, part of a broader

reorganization that will reshape how the agency operates nationwide. The move is expected to be

completed by 2027 and will relocate hundreds of positions out west while some staff remain in the

capital. Federal officials say the goal is to bring leadership closer to the landscapes the agency

manages.

Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said in a release, effective stewardship and active

management are achieved on the ground, not just behind a desk in the capital.

And there's some logic to that.

Nearly 90% of national forest lands are located in the Capitol. And there's some logic to that. Nearly 90% of national forest lands

are located in the western United States, so Salt Lake City does make some sense. But the relocation

is only part of the story. According to the agency's announcement, the Forest Service will also

move away from its longstanding regional structure and reorganize around a state-based model with leadership

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