Coverage dated March 31, 2026

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

Headline from KOB 4

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul. The announcement was made Tuesday, winning praise from Republican lawmakers in Western states while drawing criticism from environmental groups that see the…

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  1. KOB 4

    Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul. The announcement was made Tuesday, winning praise from Republican lawmakers in Western states while drawing criticism from environmental groups that see the…

  2. FOX 5 DC

    US Forest Service leaving DC, moving headquarters to Utah (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The US Forest Service is completely restructuring, including closing the D.C. headquarters and moving it to Salt Lake City, Utah.

  3. Post Independent

    U.S. Forest Service announces ‘sweeping restructuring’ including Colorado-based research headquarters (opens Post Independent)

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    The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it will begin a “sweeping restructuring,” moving its headquarters from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City, Utah, and transitioning to a “state-based organizational model.” Under the plan announced...

  4. Fox News

    Trump admin moves Forest Service HQ to Utah in latest DC relocation push (opens Fox News)

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    Forest Service headquarters are moving from Washington to Salt Lake City, Utah, as the USDA announces a sweeping restructuring officials say will cut costs.

  5. The Guardian

    US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City (opens The Guardian)

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    Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    US Forest Service to move headquarters, close offices in broad reorganization (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City from Washington, close all of its regional offices and eliminate dozens of research facilities as part of a

  7. Washington Examiner

    Trump to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah, tramping facilities (opens Washington Examiner)

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    As part of the restructuring, the U.S. Forest Service will shut down over 50 research and development facilities.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shut research sites (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The announcement was made Tuesday, winning praise from Republican lawmakers in Western states while drawing criticism from environmental groups that see the move as an attempt to dismantle the agency.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Forest Service plans to move D.C. headquarters to Salt Lake City (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Forest Service headquarters to relocate to Salt Lake City in major restructuring plan (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Alixel Carbera, Utah News Dispatch SALT LAKE CITY -- The headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday, a move the agency described as a “common-sense approach to improve mission delivery.

  11. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump plans to move US Forest Service headquarters from DC to Utah (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering research facilities in 31 states and concentrating resources in the West, the agency announced Tuesday.

  12. The Fence Post

    Trump to move Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City (opens The Fence Post)

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    The Trump administration announced Tuesday that the Agriculture Department’s U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City and “begin a sweeping restructuring of the agency to move leadership closer to...

  13. WMUR

    Forest Service HQ moving to Utah under Trump overhaul (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

  14. The Boston Globe

    Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah from D.C. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Nearly 90 percent of the National Forest system is in the West.

  15. NBC4 Washington

    Trump plans to move Forest Service HQ from DC to Utah and shutter research sites (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from D.C. to Utah as part of a broad overhaul.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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