The Dismantling of the Forest Service

(hcn.org)

34 points | by bikenaga a day ago ago

6 comments

  • joshuaheard a day ago ago

    Reducing 9 regional offices to 5, laying off 10% of employees, and cutting the budget by 34%, is "dismantling"? The article fails to mention the U.S. Forest Service's budget has doubled in the last 6 years from $4.7 billion in 2018 to $9.3 billion in 2024.

    • AstroJetson 21 hours ago ago

      Yes, you can pick a better word if you want.

          Positive spin: consolidation, efficiency, right-sizing, focus, sustainability
          Negative spin: downsizing, austerity, retrenchment, contraction, gutting
      
      I would say that for something that is good for the public, that cutting it back is not a good thing.

      Remember, they are not making land any more, so once it's no longer forest / public areas, it's gone.

  • ahmeneeroe-v2 21 hours ago ago

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    • dmacedo 20 hours ago ago

      How big of an Internet Troll do you have to be, to leave comments that have very clear Historical Artefacts and regulation demonstrating this?

      https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/jacksons-messag...

      • ahmeneeroe-v2 20 hours ago ago

        This is just normal conquest, historically speaking. Anyone who describes it otherwise is likely to be debilitatingly ignorant of history or intentionally obfuscating facts to push a narrative.

    • IAmBroom 21 hours ago ago

      I've never met a Trail of Tears denier before.