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PufPuf23

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2. The National Forest system is already divided into 9 regions based upon a state or combination of states

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:43 PM

Apr 1

Trump's “state-based organizational model” looks to be a move to distance management of the National Forests away from DC to give more discretion to red states and rural red areas (see commodity production, land sales and less science research).

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/regions/#collapseFive

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When do they start raking the forest for Trump? Norrrm Apr 1 #1

The National Forest system is already divided into 9 regions based upon a state or combination of states PufPuf23 Apr 1 #2