Trump Administration Relocates Forest Service Headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City

U.S. Forest Service Headquarters Relocation·March 31 – April 1, 2026

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Trump Administration Relocates Forest Service Headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City

The Trump administration announced it is moving the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah. Agriculture Secretary Rollins stated that the move will place leadership closer to the landscapes they manage and the people who depend on them Secretary Rollins announcement. This reorganization aims to decentralize the agency and improve how it delivers its mission USDA restructuring announcement. The relocation involves moving about 260 positions to the West, where 90 percent of national forest land is located Forest Service move to Utah. Supporters of the plan argue that the move will strengthen operations and save taxpayer money by placing staff in the regions they oversee Congressional support for relocation. Critics note that the plan also includes closing regional offices as part of a broader agency shake-up Major agency reorganization.

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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

Where the trees are: Forest Service headquarters moving from D.C. to Utah in major shake-up

Washington TimesCenter Right

Trump to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah, tramping facilities

Washington ExaminerCenter Right

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

The Boston GlobeCenter Left

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

The GuardianCenter Left

US Forest Service to relocate headquarters from DC to Utah

USA TodayCenter Left

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