Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

hermitcrab

121 years to build. A few scribbles with a sharpie to destroy.

metalman

At this point it is quite clear that getting all the way, out of the way, is the best tactic for anyone who thinks things could be better.

nutjob2

More lawlessness from Trump and his goons. Someone will sue, but Trump also ignores the courts. He'll blame immigrants and transsexuals when this blows up in the public's face. Sad thing is that voters will not understand when someone else (probably a sane Dem) is cleaning up his mess.

sethammons

a list of known research location closures. The list may grow. https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/reorganization Forest Ecosystem and Watershed studies in South Carolina. You can't study that from the new location. Nor the invasive species and forest health in Michigan and Minnesota. No more Spotted Owl and Old-Growth Habitat Monitoring. This is irreplaceable regional ecological knowledge, university partnerships, and long-term datasets that took decades to build. Tom Schultz is the first Forest Service Chief overseeing this; first Chief ever hired from outside the agency's career ranks. He came from the private timber industry (Idaho Forest Group). Instead of timber trade partnerships with Canada, we are preparing to gut our national forests. Call your reps and let them know what you think. Not sure what else we can do.