FILE: The emblem of the U.S. Forest Service, which is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, is seen outside Lyons, Colo.

The U.S. Forest Service announced that it is shuttering dozens of research stations and relocating its headquarters as part of a massive reorganization. 

The agency’s headquarters will be moved from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, according to a news release published last week. Sweeping closures are also set to take place across its research division: 57 of 77 research facilities across 31 states are set to close, and any remaining facilities will operate under a single research station in Fort Collins, Colorado. 

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Six research facilities in California — located in Anderson, Fresno, Chico, Fort Bragg, Mount Shasta and Hat Creek — will close, according to the Forest Service’s website. All nine of the agency’s regional offices will also be closed and consolidated to operations centers located in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Athens, Georgia; Fort Collins, Colorado; Madison, Wisconsin; Missoula, Montana; and Placerville,........

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