A comprehensive restructuring plan for the U.S. Forest Service unveiled by the Trump administration four weeks ago has sparked intense backlash from opponents who view the initiative as a disguised effort to tear apart the federal agency.
The controversial reorganization proposal encompasses relocating the Forest Service’s main administrative offices as part of broader changes to the agency’s structure and operations.
Detractors have characterized the sweeping changes as a “stealth dismantling” rather than the promised improvements touted by administration officials when the plan was first revealed last month.
