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North America contains some of the longest continuous deciduous forest records on the planet. (mander.xyz)
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[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah it is highly exaggerated.

The regional offices are being replaced with 15 state-based offices.

Same with the research program.

“The consolidation of research stations does not mean a retreat from the agency’s research mission,” Mr. Schultz said in the email. “Forest Service R&D has produced world-class science for over a century, and that will continue. The consolidation is about organizing the research enterprise more efficiently, not diminishing it.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html

[–] quips@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Exactly. And I dislike this organizational change, and it should be stopped and reverted in the courts if its illegal. But accuracy matters.

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Destroying is possibly exaggerated but this harsh restructuring program, together with large scale firings of competent researchers, will likely lead to an amputation of the research program. This halfway to complete destruction, in the best of cases and much closer to it if incompetence and malign administration get their way.