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U.S. Forest Service Headquarters Relocation

March 31 – April 1, 2026

Where Things Stand

President Trump is moving the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah. This move shifts agency leadership closer to the 90 percent of national forest land located in the Western United States. The Department of Agriculture is now beginning a full reorganization to change how the agency manages these public lands.

Key Statements

TThe Boston Globe

President Trump plans to relocate the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Utah to move management closer to the 90% of national forest land located in the West.

This article confirms the presidential directive and the primary geographic motivation for the move.

DDept. of Agriculture

USDA's Forest Service will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah, and begin a sweeping restructuring of the agency.

This is the official government announcement confirming the specific destination and the plan for agency reorganization.

News

Trump to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah, tramping facilities

washingtonexaminer.com logoWashington ExaminerCenter Right

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah from D.C. - The Boston Globe

bostonglobe.com logoThe Boston GlobeCenter Left

US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City

theguardian.com logoThe GuardianCenter Left

US Forest Service to relocate headquarters from DC to Utah

usatoday.com logoUSA TodayCenter Left

Political Response

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