World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration

The Cutfoot Experimental Forest in Minnesota is near a research facility that could be closed as part of the US Forest Service’s reorganization. Credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty “Overwhelmed.” “Saddened.” “Crushed.” “Demoralized.” That’s how some former and current scientists at the US Forest Service feel as the agency weighs closing dozens of its research sites. …