📰 Media & Journalism Apr 9, 2026 · Patrick Redford

The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests

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The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests
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When you cross into National Forest land, you are greeted with a sign boasting that you are entering into a "Land of Many Uses." This proclamation hints at a mild contradiction within the U.S. Forest Service's management of the forestland covering over a third of the United States. Since its inception over a century ago, the agency has both overseen conservation efforts and managed resource extraction by private concerns, mostly timber companies. The USFS has proved a mostly capable steward, res

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