So far none of the Trump administration's restructuring has been benign. If an incompetent lackey is put in place, and one will be, they have all proven to destroy the previous work.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 17 points 7 hours ago

There is and will still be a functioning forest service doing research.

you can always trust trump to protect the environment

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[+] quips@slrpnk.net -8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Every one of your own sources contradicts your post. Your post is still misinformation, no research has been stated to cease, only that some portion of the research stations will move to a centralized location.

So, you are spreading misinformation by saying the research has been halted because nobody has said whether any research will be halted. No research program has been stated to be “destroyed” or otherwise dismantled.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

The labs that are being "relocated" are next to the forests that they study. How the fuck do you study forests from a central headquarters in Utah?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 15 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

How does moving research away from the study sites that need actively monitored not affect research? That's not how this stuff works. The geographical locations of the offices is extremely important for this stuff. Does not one remember the maps of forests they planned to sell off last year? This also gets rid of people because not all can relocate and a lot of those are not going to be replaced.