THE COUNTRY. HE FACED BEING DEPORTED TO. RIGHT NOW, THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, A WING OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, IS RELOCATING ITS HEADQUARTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS PART OF THAT RESTRUCTURING FOR FACILITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING ONE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL CLOSE. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING THE SERVICE’S HEADQUARTERS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND WILL TRANSITION TO A MORE STATE BASED ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES IN YORK, IRVINE, LONG POND AND WILLIAMSPORT WILL CLOSE. PENNSYLVANIA HAS A LONG HISTORY TIED TO THE FOREST SERVICE. GIFFORD PINCHOT, THE STATE’S 28TH GOVERNOR, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SERVICE, A
US Forest Service relocates headquarters, closes 4 Pennsylvania facilities
Updated: 7:45 PM EDT Apr 3, 2026
The U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is relocating its headquarters across the country, leading to the closure of four facilities in Pennsylvania, including one in the Susquehanna Valley.The Trump administration is moving the service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, and will transition to a more state-based organizational model.Research and development facilities in York, Irvine, Long Pond, and Williamsport will close.Pennsylvania has a long history tied to the Forest Service.Gifford Pinchot, the state’s 28th governor, was instrumental in President Theodore Roosevelt’s establishment of the service, and today, Gifford Pinchot State Park in York County is named for that action.
The U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is relocating its headquarters across the country, leading to the closure of four facilities in Pennsylvania, including one in the Susquehanna Valley.
The Trump administration is moving the service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, and will transition to a more state-based organizational model.
Research and development facilities in York, Irvine, Long Pond, and Williamsport will close.
Pennsylvania has a long history tied to the Forest Service.
Gifford Pinchot, the state’s 28th governor, was instrumental in President Theodore Roosevelt’s establishment of the service, and today, Gifford Pinchot State Park in York County is named for that action.