US Forest Service to relocate headquarters from DC
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The U.S. Forest Service headquarters will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, the department announced on Monday. The Forest Service will close 57 research and development facilities, including those in Houghton, East Lansing, Wellston in Manistee County and L'Anse in Baraga County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
The environmental groups that sued said the ruling is "a major victory," adding the Forest Service might need to redraft its forest management plan.
Details are slim on the announced closures, but the agency said it would not lead to changes in staffing at the Superior or Chippewa national forests.