@RepMikeLevin Did they close them or.say thy were going to close them? Where is Congress?
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Dr. Susan Conard
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Dr. Susan Conard
@sgconard
Forest ecologist. Focus on wildfire research, incl. fire/climate interactions for over 40 years in US and Russia. Retired USFS and as EiC #IntlJWildlandfire
Northport, Maine, USA Katılım Ekim 2012
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Wildfire season is coming, and the Trump Administration just shut down 57 of the 77 Forest Service research stations that study wildfire risk, including six in California alone.
These are the scientists who tell us where fires are most likely to ignite, how fast they’ll spread, and what we can do to get ahead of them.
DOGE gutted the agency last year, and now they’re shutting the labs down entirely.
This is choosing to go into fire season blind, so when the next major wildfire hits, remember that this Administration saw it coming and chose to look away.
nytimes.com/2026/04/03/cli…
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Crazy how many can't see it... 🤦♂️
If you do see it, don't ruin it, just say "got it"
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I NEVER voted for Trump.
CAN you say the same?
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@SenAlexPadilla @OrbPlanet Thank you! This whole proposed FS reorganization and elimination of much-needed research is insane. I worked in FS Research (fire ecology) for 25 yrs, in field and WO, so I know how impactful those programs have been. Maybe that's DTs problem. Facts interfere with fantasies.
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Closing U.S. Forest Service research stations in California right now isn't just reckless — it's dangerous. With historically low snowpack and peak fire season arriving early, we need MORE federal resources, not less. I will fight to keep these stations open and kill this plan!
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🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.
RETWEET to congratulate Colbert on this honor!
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@MikeLevin I'll admit to some confusion. I strongly support the FS, and FS Research fills an essential role. But it seems these are proposals that Congress has the power to stop. The appropriators have control. And in 2026 budget for FS the president's proposals re FS were mostly ignored.
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The U.S. Forest Service has protected 193 million acres of American land for over a century. Hunters, hikers, farmers, and rural communities have counted on it across generations.
Trump is gutting it.
Regional offices and research stations are closing.
The agency Teddy Roosevelt built, hollowed out weeks before wildfire season, to make more room for lumber lobbyists.
Teddy Roosevelt is rolling in his grave.
And Republicans in Congress are just watching it happen.
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
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The people and Congress have power to stop this. Call and write your Senators and Reps.
The European Ethos Project@Ethosrevival
The decision to dismantle the US Forest Service will go down as one of the many massive blunders of this presidency. They are set to close all 10 regions offices and over 50 research labs. This agency manages 193 million acres of national forests, protects ecosystems, manages wildfires, conducts research, and more. This represents yet another step toward the destruction of our environment and shows a complete disregard for our future wellbeing.
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DTs Attempts to destroy the USDA Forest Service are unconscionable. Let Congress know how you feel. DTs 2026 budget proposal would have eliminated FS research, but Approps committees disagreed and continued funding in 2026. President proposes, but Congress appropriates.
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen@NoLieWithBTC
Breaking: Trump orders the dismantling of the US Forest Service. All regional offices are being shut down and the research program destroyed.
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🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Trump just ordered the dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service.
All 10 regional offices. Shut down.
52 research labs. Destroyed.
193 million acres of public land.
Unmanaged.
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Dr. Susan Conard retweetledi
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
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@vxylily In the Eisenhower Exec. Office Bldg, right next to the WH. When we evacuated we looked down the street and saw the plume of smoke from the Pentagon. A day I will never forget.
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