Alaska Forest Service facility slated for closure amid federal restructuring

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two weeks after the Trump administration announced a U.S. Forest Service “restructuring” that would close regional offices and most of the agency’s research facilities, impacts to Alaska – home to the two largest U.S. national forests – remain unclear.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on March 31 that the Forest Service’s national headquarters will move to Utah and that many of its facilities will be shuttered. Among the facilities on the closure …

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