by Kevin Hood | Jul 28, 2026 | FS Reorganization
[7/10/26: added update noting OPM Director’s comments that further reclassifications of civil servants are likely.] [6/8/26: added update to include 6/3/26 Executive Order reclassifying positions to Schedule Policy/Career] When assessing the Forest Service...
by FSEEE | Jul 28, 2026 | Briefly, FS Reorganization
As communities across the western United States endure a severe wildfire season following an unusually dry winter, the research that supports wildfire response is being threatened. Over the past several decades, federally funded scientists have developed tools that...
by FSEEE | Jul 20, 2026 | FS Reorganization, In the News
In Ely, Minnesota, last week, the Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 797.5, nearly triple the threshold for “hazardous,” and the highest reading the state has ever recorded. State climatologists are calling it the most intense wildfire smoke event Minnesota has...
by FSEEE | May 7, 2026 | In the News, FS Reorganization
The unfolding Forest Service reorganization targets important scientific facilities along with ongoing research projects. Current nationwide Forest Service research stations will be consolidated down to the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Colorado, and 75% of...
by FSEEE | Apr 1, 2026 | FSEEE in the News, FS Reorganization
An article by Christine Peterson in High Country News cites FSEEE Executive Director Kevin Hood’s concerns about the Forest Service reorganization that will move the agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, the state that is...
