It’s so terrible!
Gallego is a sitting US Senator. He doesn’t know? And we end up with articles like
The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests
There’s lots and lots of crazy like that. But, of course, reality
US Forest Service agency headquarters moved to Utah as ‘sweeping restructure’ begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the beginning of a “sweeping restructure” of the U.S. Forest Service, beginning with the relocation of the agency’s headquarters from the U.S. capitol to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Moving the headquarters from Washington D.C. to the West aims to improve the agency’s core mission of managing U.S. national forests and grasslands, a USDA press release said.
“For an agency whose lands, partners, and operational challenges are overwhelmingly concentrated in the West, the shift represents a structural reset and a common-sense approach to improve mission delivery,” the press release announcing the agency restructuring said.
A goodly chunk of states west of the Mississippi are owned by the federal government (which is insane, but, separate commentary). Most of their mission is out west, hence, they should be out west, not in the District Of Columbia.
“This is a big win for Utah and the West. Nearly 90% of Forest Service lands are west of the Mississippi, so putting leadership closer to the lands they manage just makes sense,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “This isn’t symbolic. It means better, faster decisions on the ground. Everyone who depends on our public lands, from hikers and campers to ranchers and timber producers, will benefit from this change.”
Makes sense
In the restructure, the Forest Service will transition to a more state-based organizational model, moving away from the regional model the agency has operated under since its formation.
All the agency’s nine regional offices will be closed, and under the new model, 15 state directors will be distributed throughout the country to oversee operations in one or more states.
So, better command and control, better work chains with employees closer to the actual work areas. No one is being fired, there is no reduction in workforce. They just have to move to different areas closer to work.
Under the restructure, 57 of the U.S. Forestry Services 77 research stations will be consolidated under a national Forest Service Research and Development organization in Fort Collins. The remaining 20 facilities will continue to serve the agency by supporting essential functions during and after the transition.
According to the USDA, the reorganization does not eliminate scientific positions, cancel research programs or reduce the national research footprint.
So, not being eliminated. Did Rubin consider asking the USDA/Forest Service about this? Placing a phone call to the head of USDA or Forest Service? Maybe going to their website and reading it? Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden could have given Rubi the necessary information. But, you know, Orange Man Bad makes some people wackadoodle. With the whole of the Internet at their fingers, perhaps they should do a 5 minute search before posting? Of course, they don’t care, many know the reality, but, their voters are unhinged and will believe the Crazy.
Politician lying (again). Yes the forest service needs to be out west. Yes the feds should transfer National Forests and BLM land to the states.
The transfer to the states is a good first step.
Ultimately, the feds should sell ALL public lands to the highest private bidders, foreign and domestic. This would unlock the wisdom of capitalism to put the lands to good use – lumber, farming, ranching, private lands for hunting, damming rivers for boating, fishing and power generation.
I agree
Sell it all off
Give all the money to the elderly !
We Made America Great !
Sho nuff, this has the godfather of Project 2025 AND new Director of Office of Management & Budget, Russell Vought’s fingerprints all over.
As Director of (OMB), Vought is leading a major overhaul of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). His strategy centers on deep budget cuts, significant personnel reductions, and a sweeping structural reorganization designed to shift power from federal bureaucracy to state and local governments.
Headquarters Relocation: The agency’s national headquarters is moving from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, Utah, and is transitioning to a state-based leadership model, which aims to empower states to manage forest lands more directly.
As of early 2026, the Forest Service has nearly 8,900 fewer employees compared to 2024 levels. Vought has expressed a goal of making federal work “traumatic” for bureaucrats to encourage further departures.
BTW… Project 2025, or the Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, is a 900-page policy blueprint organized by The Heritage Foundation and a coalition of over 100 conservative organizations. Its overall goal is to provide a comprehensive, ready-to-implement roadmap for a conservative administration to fundamentally reshape the U.S. federal government, consolidating executive power and implementing right-wing policies across nearly every facet of American life on “Day One”.
The project, which seeks to “institutionalize Trumpism” and “rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left,” is built on four core pillars:
1. A Policy Agenda (“Mandate for Leadership”)
The primary goal is to overhaul federal agencies by replacing the “administrative state” with policies aligned with a conservative, often Christian nationalist, ideology. Key objectives include:
Restoring “family as the centerpiece of American life”: Targeting DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs, banning pornography, and removing LGBTQ+ protections.
Dismantling the administrative state: Shuttering the Department of Education, downsizing the EPA, and bringing independent agencies like the DOJ and FBI under direct presidential control.
Defending national sovereignty and borders: Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, ending birthright citizenship, and finishing the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Securing “God-given” individual rights: Restricting abortion access through the Comstock Act and reversing FDA approval of abortion pills.
2. A Personnel Database
To ensure the policy agenda is carried out, the project has built a massive database of thousands of vetted conservative loyalists to replace non-partisan, merit-based career civil servants throughout the federal government. The aim is to increase the number of political appointees from roughly 4,000 to over 50,000.
3. An Administration Academy
This serves as a training center to prepare these vetted conservatives to take over government positions, aimed at “deconstructing the Administrative State” from within.
4. A 180-Day Playbook
A secret action plan designed to guide the next president in taking immediate executive actions, including potential deployment of the military for domestic law enforcement and reversing all policies from the Biden administration.
Key Strategic Focus:
The project is fundamentally based on the “unitary executive theory,” which asserts that the president has total, direct control over the entire executive branch, aiming to eliminate the independence of agencies like the Department of Justice.