IN DEPTH: USDA Forest Service moves headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake

The USDA Forest Service is beginning a major restructuring of the agency, headlined by a historic move of its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to downtown Salt Lake City, surrounded by more than 8 million acres of U.S. Forest Service land in Utah. “When the Secretary directed us to move the headquarters of the Forest Service closer to the people that we serve, we looked at a number of places in the west,” said Associate Chief of the Forest Service, Chris French, who’s been with the agency for more than 30 years. “Salt Lake City became an obvious choice for us.” French said that feedback from current Forest Service employees was a major factor in choosing Salt Lake City as a destination, along with the proximity to a lot of the National Forest System. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4dVhj1O _______________ Hit the subscribe button to stay up-to-date on the latest news, and turn on the notifications to get alerted when the big stories break as we bring them to you live! For all the full stories seen here, go to kutv.com. Follow KUTV 2News on our other social media pages for more photos, videos and reports: Facebook: KUTV2News TikTok: @kutv2news X: @kutv2news Instagram: @kutv2news Threads: @kutv2news Bluesky: @kutv2news.bsky.social If you see something newsworthy happen, or you just witness something incredible, hilarious or adorable, you can send your videos, photos and news tips to kutv.com/chimein. We love sharing our favorites on kutv.com, our social media and our broadcasts! You can also submit tips by email or phone. Email: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 801.839.1234 _______________ KUTV is a Utah-based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to nearly 200 television stations in 86 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches close to 40% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #kutv #saltlakecity #news #utah